Cisco State of AI Security 2026: AI Lab Vulnerabilities Now Materializing in Production — Agentic AI Risk, Supply Chain Attacks, and Weaponized AI Classified Critical

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Cisco's annual report documents that AI vulnerabilities previously confined to research settings have materialized in real-world compromise and AI-enabled campaigns since late 2025. Three critical threats: AI supply chain vulnerability (poisoned models, dependencies), agentic AI risk (autonomous agents with lateral movement capability), and weaponized AI (attackers automating majority of cyberattack chain). Global AI policy has shifted from safety-first to innovation-first, widening the gap.