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7/25/2026
AI Agent Security Audit Checklist: 8 Critical Tests for Production Deployments

AI Agent Security Audit Checklist: 8 Critical Tests for Production Deployments

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A detailed security audit checklist covering 8 critical tests for production AI agent deployments, grounded in 1,730+ verified findings across 12 codebases. Key vulnerabilities include unenforced readOnlyHint in MCP Python SDK (CVSS 7.5), command injection in CrewAI's STDIO transport (CVE-2026-2287, CVSS 9.8), and environment variable leakage across multiple frameworks. Each test includes severity, affected frameworks, and concrete remediation steps with code examples.

  • •8 critical security tests for production AI agents with 87 confirmed vulnerabilities from real audits
  • •MCP Python SDK readOnlyHint declared but never enforced at runtime, affecting all downstream frameworks
  • •CrewAI MCP RCE (CVE-2026-2287, CVSS 9.8) via STDIO transport command injection

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