paperMay 2026Unreviewed

Reframing LLM Agent Security as an Agent-Human Interaction Problem

Peiran Wang, Ying Li, Yuan Tian

Abstract

We argue that LLM agent security is fundamentally an agent-human interaction (AHI) problem, not a purely algorithmic one. To substantiate this position, we conduct a systematic analysis of 59 academic papers, 21 production agent systems, and 26 security plugins as of April 2026. Our analysis reveals a striking pattern: the three widely deployed human-centric security mechanisms (policy specification, runtime approval, and scope configuration) dominate industry practice, each adopted by at least

Cite

@misc{wang2026reframing,
  title = {{Reframing LLM Agent Security as an Agent-Human Interaction Problem}},
  author = {Peiran Wang and Ying Li and Yuan Tian},
  year = {2026},
  month = may,
  eprint = {2605.24309},
  archivePrefix = {arXiv},
  url = {https://arxiv.org/abs/2605.24309}
}