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2026-03-30 · 2026-Q1

ChatGPT Hidden DNS Exfiltration Channel

PrimaryL6Identity / RunSecondaryL8Output / DestinationL2Instruction
Fixable:
Yes, vendor patch
Vendor response:
Patched
In the wild:
No
Actor:
Attacker

Target

OpenAI ChatGPT code execution sandbox

Impact

A single prompt could silently exfiltrate user messages, uploaded files, and other sandbox contents over DNS; same path usable to establish a remote shell inside the Linux runtime

Root Cause

Sandbox blocked direct network requests but left recursive DNS resolution unrestricted; data encoded into DNS subdomain labels escaped all other network controls

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