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No date_occurred, date_disclosed, detection_method, duration, time_to_contain, records_exposed, third_parties_affected_count, direct_loss_usd, responsible_party, autonomy_level, permissions_scope, intended_use, safeguard_state, production_intended, country, industry, org_size_band, remediation, operations_paused, near_miss, reversibility, or regulatory facts are stated. event.detection_method omitted: the source says Zenity Labs bypassed the boundary in research but does not state who first noticed exploitation in the field. event.trigger written as prompt_injection from the stated hidden-instruction sentence. event.root_cause coded guardrail because the shipped file:// boundary existed and was bypassed; the absence of a broader mitigation is a gap, not a root cause. system.tier and event.date_disclosed left to the pipeline. impact.severity major rests on the source's own severity classification of a live production compromise; no dollar figure stated. context.systemic_exposure rests on a single sentence about fleets. story.done null: no containment, notification or control change is stated. system.tier: provider by rule (the developer is named as the operator). 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