# What is Prompt injection?

> Source: https://openclawdatabase.com/glossary/prompt-injection/
> Last updated: 2026-04-18
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# What is Prompt injection?

Attack where malicious instructions hidden in external content (a web page, email, file) get treated by the agent as user commands. The #1 security risk for any agent that reads untrusted input. Mitigations: allowlists, user confirmation for sensitive actions, sandboxed tool scopes.

## See also

- [OpenClaw: Security](https://openclawdatabase.com/openclaw/security/)

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