Basis — agentic threat model
Basis operates in a high-risk financial domain handling sensitive accounting data, but its extremely sparse public listing leaves its security controls, architecture, and actual level of autonomy completely opaque.
OWASP AIVSS score rationale
| Autonomy of Action | 0.50 | |
| Goal-Driven Planning | 0.40 | |
| Self-Modification | 0.10 | |
| Dynamic Tool Use | 0.60 | |
| Persistent Memory | 0.50 | |
| Contextual Awareness | 0.60 | |
| Dynamic Identity | 0.30 | |
| Multi-Agent Interactions | 0.20 | |
| Non-Determinism | 0.40 | |
| Opacity & Reflexivity | 0.50 |
Scored with the canonical OWASP AIVSS formula (AIVSS calculator reference); agentic risk factors estimated from the agent’s described capabilities.
MAESTRO 7-layer threat model
Per-layer threats for this agent. Layers tagged “not certain from listing” are general, caveated commentary where the public description didn’t pin that layer.
Not certain from the listing — No specific foundation models are mentioned. Threats include potential model misalignment or adversarial prompt injection leading to incorrect financial calculations or data leakage.
Not certain from the listing — The data pipeline, RAG, or vector stores used for accounting data are not specified. Threats include financial data poisoning or unauthorized exfiltration of sensitive tax/ledger data.
Not certain from the listing — The orchestration framework is undisclosed. Threats include insecure tool integration with accounting APIs (e.g., ledger writes) or memory poisoning from malicious financial documents.
Not certain from the listing — Hosting, sandboxing, and secrets management details are omitted. Threats include container compromise or exposure of API keys for financial platforms.
Not certain from the listing — No monitoring, guardrails, or evaluation metrics are described. Threats include undetected drift in tax law interpretation or lack of audit logs for financial transactions.
Not certain from the listing — Compliance standards (like SOC2, GLBA) are not detailed despite the financial focus. Threats include regulatory non-compliance and unauthorized access to financial records.
Not certain from the listing — Multi-agent coordination or marketplace integrations are not described. Threats include rogue agent interactions or cascading failures in automated accounting workflows.
MAESTRO — the 7-layer agentic threat-modeling framework (Cloud Security Alliance / Ken Huang).