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Salesforce Patches 'ForcedLeak' in Agentforce After Researchers Expose AI-Driven Data Leak Risk

Public disclosure underscores how autonomous agents can execute hidden instructions embedded in routine CRM inputs.

Overview

  • Noma Security reported the issue on July 28 and published details on September 25 after Salesforce enforced Trusted URL allowlists by September 8 for Agentforce and Einstein AI.
  • Researchers showed an indirect prompt injection via the Web-to-Lead Description field that caused the agent to run concealed commands and package CRM data into an image request.
  • The exfiltration route relied on an expired Salesforce-related allowlisted domain that the team re-registered for about $5, which Salesforce has since re-secured.
  • At risk were high-value records such as customer contacts, sales pipeline details and internal communications, according to the proof-of-concept.
  • Salesforce and security experts advise customers to enforce Trusted URLs, audit lead submissions for unusual instructions, validate and sanitize inputs, and apply stricter tool-calling guardrails.