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