Architectural Solutions to AI Vulnerabilities

This solution brief outlines critical AI vulnerabilities and architectural gaps identified in enterprise systems. It specifically details six disclosed vulnerabilities that were exploited between mid-2025 and April 2026, emphasizing the failure of existing model-level guardrails and the need for enhanced security measures. The document categorizes the vulnerabilities into three main gaps: untrusted input as trusted AI context, broad AI data access without per-operation enforcement, and process containment failures. Each gap is illustrated with examples of specific vulnerabilities, including EchoLeak and ForcedLeak, highlighting how they were exploited. The brief also presents Kiteworks Compliant AI as a proposed architectural solution, which enforces governance at the data layer and ensures that every interaction is evaluated against policy in real time. The document concludes with three critical questions for organizations to assess their current AI security posture, focusing on input validation, data access evaluation, and containment of AI processes.