Unforeseen security vulnerabilities, prompt injection tricks, or permission exploits that attackers use to breach a system through indirect pathways that developers failed to anticipate.

A cybersecurity threat phrase used in security risk proposals to create anxiety around stealth hacker techniques, convincing executives to buy comprehensive threat monitoring software.

• Stealth Hacker Threat Language: Framing unexpected software bugs as stealth, unpreventable hacker maneuvers.
• Fear-Based Selling: Using "unexpected attack paths" threats to force executive approval for security audit retainers.
• House-Cleaning Reality Check: Like leaving a window open and calling a cat coming inside an "unexpected attack path."

Sneakers (1990s) scene where Robert Redford's penetration testing team identifies unexpected security breaches by crawling through air ducts and bypassing door sensors.

Unforeseen security flaws or tricks that allow unauthorized access through indirect system routes.

“Our security audits scan model interfaces to discover unexpected attack paths.”

“We hired a security team to test our search app and identify unexpected ways users could bypass security filters.”