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# GER-421 · Scope Misdirection

> A governed AI system processed a request outside its intended deployment domain. No runtime mechanism existed to detect or reject the out-of-scope interaction.

export const Badge = ({children, tone = "default", title}) => {
  const tones = {
    default: "bg-neutral-100 text-neutral-700",
    green: "bg-green-100 text-green-900",
    amber: "bg-amber-100 text-amber-900",
    blue: "bg-blue-50 text-blue-900",
    gray: "bg-neutral-50 text-neutral-600"
  };
  return <span className={`inline-flex items-center px-2 py-0.5 text-xs font-mono uppercase tracking-wider rounded ${tones[tone] ?? tones.default}`} title={title}>
      {children}
    </span>;
};

<div className="flex flex-wrap gap-2 mb-8 mt-2">
  <Badge tone="green">Documented</Badge> <Badge>Tier 4xx</Badge> <Badge>Layer L3</Badge> <Badge tone="gray">Added v0.1</Badge>
</div>

*Operator / Platform Errors*

## Definition

A governed AI system processed a request outside its intended deployment domain. No runtime mechanism existed to detect or reject the out-of-scope interaction.

## Distinct from

* [**GER-420**](/ger/codes/420) — Adversary defeated active enforcement → this code. Enforcement was never installed in production → GER-420.
* [**GER-425**](/ger/codes/425) — General adversarial defeat of enforcement → this code. Identity verification specifically defeated by synthesis → GER-425.

## Case study

SVRNOS has published a long-form case study on this code: [**ger 421 chevrolet**](https://svrnos.com/insights/ger-421-chevrolet).

## Tags

`jailbreak` · `prompt-injection`

### Cite

```
SVRNOS. (2026). GER-421: Scope Misdirection. Governance Error Register. https://docs.svrnos.com/ger/codes/421
```