Instruction Override with Unauthorized AI Activity

Technique Detected:  Direct Prompt Injection | T1699

ID: DET0941
Domains: Enterprise
Analytics: AN2292
Version: 1.0
Created: 03 November 2026
Last Modified: 03 November 2026

Analytics

AN2292

An analyst observes a user-originated instruction submitted to an AI application that attempts to override protected instructions or operational constraints. Within the same authenticated interaction, the AI system subsequently attempts a tool invocation, resource access, or workflow transition inconsistent with the authorized task or capability scope. The analyst correlates the originating instruction, subsequent operation, and authorization context to identify a potential successful instruction-boundary violation.

Log Sources
Data Component Name Channel
Application Log Content (DC0038) m365:unified CopilotInteraction
Mutable Elements
Field Description
ProtectedInstructionBoundaries Instructions and operational constraints that user-originated input cannot supersede
AuthorizedAIWorkflows Permitted task sequences and workflow transitions
AICapabilityScopes Authorized tools, operations, resources, and actions for each actor or agent role
InstructionToActionWindow Maximum interval between the submitted instruction and subsequent operation
RequiredInteractionCorrelation Required actor, session, interaction, or trace identifiers linking the observations
MinimumOverrideEvidence Evidence required to classify an instruction as an attempted authority override
AuthorizedAdversarialTesting Approved testing identities and execution contexts