# ASI04 - Agentic Supply Chain Vulnerabilities

> Risks from compromised third-party agents, tools, plugins, or prompt templates.

- **Category**: Owasp Agentic Ai
- **Subcategory**: top10_2026
- **Canonical URL**: https://designpattern.fyi/owasp_agentic_ai/asi04_supply_chain/

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## Description
'**Intent**: Secure the supply chain of components used in agentic systems including external agents, tools, and templates.

**Context**: Agentic systems rely on third-party agents, tool plugins, prompt templates, and shared memories. A compromised component can backdoor the entire agent network.

**Solution**: Vet all third-party agent components. Use signed and verified plugins. Audit prompt templates. Implement component integrity checks. Maintain an agent component inventory. Monitor for supply chain compromises.'



## Use Cases
Use when integrating third-party agents, tools, plugins, or prompt templates into agentic systems.





## Trade-offs


### Advantages

- Prevents component backdoors

- Enables component tracking

- Protects agent integrity

- Supports compliance requirements




### Considerations & Drawbacks

- Agent ecosystem is rapidly evolving

- Verification standards are immature

- Plugin auditing is resource-intensive







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**Reference**: [Original Source](https://genai.owasp.org/resource/owasp-top-10-for-agentic-applications-for-2026)