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AI agent for penetration testers

Attack Path Chaining Agent

Proven attack chains that show the real risk of combined findings

Risk managementCreatingIT and development
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Attack Path Chaining Agent: what goes in, what the agent does and what you get

What it does

Low-severity findings are often reported alone when together they form a serious path to something important. This agent reads the validated findings and the network map and tests which combinations could lead from an entry point to a sensitive asset. For each chain, it checks every link against the tester's evidence. If one link has no proof, it drops that chain or marks the link as unproven. Chains with a full proven path are ranked by what they reach. The tester approves the chains for the report. Edge case: a weak password policy and an exposed file share connect only if the share is reachable from the user network, so the agent checks reachability first.

How it works

Follow the arrows from top to bottom. The orange dashed arrow is the loop: when a check fails, the agent goes back and tries again.

Start and resultWhat it doesA check on its own workWaits for your OKGoes back and retries
Yes, continueYes, continueApprovedNoNo 1 STARTS WHEN Findings are validated 2 USES A TOOL Read the findings and the access map 3 DOES Build candidate chains from an entry point tosensitive assets 4 DOES Rank candidates by the asset they reach 5 CHECKS THE RESULT Does every link in the chain have tester evidence? If not: mark the link unproven and try other candidatechains. Back to step 2. 6 CHECKS THE RESULT Is each step reachable from the previous one? If not: drop the chain or mark the break. Back to step2. 7 DOES Describe each valid chain and its combined severity 8 YOU APPROVE Tester approves the chains for the report 9 RESULT Attack chain section for the report
Read the steps as a list
  1. Findings are validated
  2. Read the findings and the access map
  3. Build candidate chains from an entry point to sensitive assets
  4. Rank candidates by the asset they reach
  5. Does every link in the chain have tester evidence?If not: mark the link unproven and try other candidate chains. Back to step 2.
  6. Is each step reachable from the previous one?If not: drop the chain or mark the break. Back to step 2.
  7. Describe each valid chain and its combined severity
  8. Tester approves the chains for the reportThe agent waits here for your OK.
  9. Attack chain section for the report

How it decides

A chain is valid only when each link has evidence and each step is reachable from the one before it.

  • Accept a link only with evidence
  • Check reachability between each pair of steps
  • Rate the chain by the most sensitive asset reached
  • List unproven chains separately as possible

Make it yours

Every agent is a starting point. You choose these settings for your own situation.

  • Sensitive asset list
  • Severity combination rules
  • Minimum evidence per link
  • Report format

What keeps you in control

It always asks you first

  • Tester approves chains before they go in the report

Hard limits

  • Never claims a chain without proof
  • Never runs tests itself

It stops when

  • Done: valid chains are listed and approved
  • Stop: there are fewer than two validated findings

Set it up

We guide you through the set-up, step by step

Members get the full set-up guide for this agent. No technical skills needed: you copy, paste and upload.

10 minto set it up in your AI
5 AIsChatGPT, Claude, Copilot, Gemini, Grok
  • One set of instructions to paste into your AI, with the clicks for ChatGPT, Claude, Microsoft 365 Copilot, Gemini and Grok
  • The agent then walks you through connecting your own data, one source at a time
  • A downloadable copy with the flow chart, the rules and the full guide
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An example run

What happensThe agent found a candidate: a leaked service account in a wiki, a weak password policy and access to the payroll share. The first check failed on the policy link because no test showed the account could be guessed. The agent marked that chain unproven. A second chain, wiki credentials to a jump host to the share, had proof at every step. The tester approved it.

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