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This reference explains why prompt injection matters after the initial text is processed. The injection itself is the entry path. The impact path is what the attacker gets the system to do next.

Impact categories

Triage questions

  • Which boundary did the injection cross first?
  • Which asset or side effect was the attacker trying to reach?
  • Did the failure come from policy evaluation, application authorization, or output validation?
  • Can the same attack persist into later tasks through memory or saved state?

Next steps

From here, see Gate Tool Actions or Data Leakage Prevention.
Last modified on March 19, 2026