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Kognitos — agentic threat model

7.6AIVSS 7.6 · High

Kognitos presents a high-impact risk profile due to its self-healing capabilities and direct execution of business process automations from English instructions. However, its built-in human-in-the-loop exception handling and comprehensive AI audit memory significantly mitigate unauthorized autonomous actions.

OWASP AIVSS score rationale

AIVSS = (CVSS_Base + AARS) × Mitigation_Factor, where AARS = (10 − CVSS_Base) × (Factor_Sum / 10) × ThM
CVSS base 8.5AARS uplift 0.98Factor sum 6.5/10Threat ×1.0Mitigation ×0.8
Autonomy of Action
0.70
Goal-Driven Planning
0.80
Self-Modification
0.90
Dynamic Tool Use
0.80
Persistent Memory
0.80
Contextual Awareness
0.70
Dynamic Identity
0.40
Multi-Agent Interactions
0.30
Non-Determinism
0.60
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.

L1 · Foundation Models⚠ not certain from listing

Not certain from the listing — The specific foundation models powering Kognitos are not disclosed. Threats include adversarial prompt injection bypassing automation logic, or model-level vulnerabilities leading to incorrect code generation.

L2 · Data Operations✓ mapped

Kognitos ingests business process documents to generate automations. Threats include document poisoning (malicious instructions embedded in process docs) and unauthorized data exfiltration during execution of data-heavy workflows.

L3 · Agent Frameworks✓ mapped

The platform translates English to executable automation and features 'self-healing' (auto-debugging). Threats include logic flaws in the self-healing loop that could cause infinite execution loops, unintended tool calls, or unauthorized system modifications.

L4 · Deployment & Infrastructure⚠ not certain from listing

Not certain from the listing — The hosting infrastructure, sandboxing of generated automation code, and secrets management for third-party integrations are not detailed, presenting risks of privilege escalation if the execution environment is compromised.

L5 · Evaluation & Observability✓ mapped

Features 'comprehensive agent memory & AI audit' and 'conversational exception handling'. This provides strong observability, but threats remain if an attacker can manipulate the audit logs or exploit blind spots in the exception handling flow.

L6 · Security & Compliance (cross-cutting)⚠ not certain from listing

Not certain from the listing — While Kognitos emphasizes transparency and 'AI audit' for business/IT trust, specific compliance certifications (e.g., SOC2, ISO 27001) and fine-grained access controls are not explicitly detailed.

L7 · Agent Ecosystem⚠ not certain from listing

Not certain from the listing — The platform uses 'pre-trained agents' to handle tasks, but it is unclear if these agents interact in a multi-agent ecosystem or marketplace, which would introduce risks of cascading failures or agent-to-agent trust abuse.

MAESTRO — the 7-layer agentic threat-modeling framework (Cloud Security Alliance / Ken Huang).