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COMPANIES · 2 SOURCES · Ars Technica · The Verge AI

Zero-day in Meta’s Muse AI assistant lets local apps seize user authentication tokens

Security researcher Patrick Wardle disclosed a zero-day in Meta’s new Muse assistant for macOS that lets any local app or terminal command access the token that authenticates a user’s Muse account by changing an undocumented setting (including the transcription endpoint). The flaw can give attackers full control of the assistant and its privileges; Amazon has also begun blocking Muse from making purchases on its site and Meta did not respond to inquiries.

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COMPANIES · 2 SOURCES · TechCrunch AI · The Verge AI

Meta’s Muse app arrives on macOS and can act inside native apps

Meta has released Muse for Mac, a desktop version of its AI assistant that can interact with files, messages, calendar, notes and mail inside their native macOS apps. The app requires opt-in access and prompts for approval before performing sensitive actions; Muse previously launched on mobile and web this month and quickly climbed the U.S. App Store charts.

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