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What does the OWASP Top 10 for Agentic Applications add to the LLM Top 10?

The LLM list has one item for agency. The agentic list spends ten on it. The answer that scores explains why, and which new risks only exist once agents act, remember and talk to each other.

mediumNewPreparation tags: Microsoft, Google, Palo Alto NetworksUpdated Nov 2026

The LLM list has one item for agency. The agentic list spends ten on it. The answer that scores explains why, and which new risks only exist once agents act, remember and talk to each other.

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What would you say before reading the answer?

  1. 01 State the assumptions your answer depends on.
  2. 02 Explain the mechanism and choose a control.
  3. 03 Name a condition that would change your decision.

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A team building an internal agent platform, where agents plan tasks, call tools, keep memory and hand work to other agents, asks whether the OWASP Top 10 for Agentic Applications applies to them.

  1. What does the agentic list focus on?
  2. What if agents share long-term memory across users?
  3. What if one agent can delegate work to another agent with more privileges?
  4. How would you use the list during design reviews?
  5. What are its limits?
  6. How would it fit into your process?

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