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The latest Patrick Wardle news, : Meta rushed to fix Muse VM escape flaws before launch, report says.

Patrick Wardle is a security researcher who disclosed a zero-day vulnerability in Meta's Muse AI agent on September 21, 2026. The flaw allowed an unprivileged local process on macOS to redirect the app's dictation traffic to an attacker-controlled endpoint. Meta subsequently released a hot-fix to address the security issue.

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  1. Society & Work new

    Meta rushed to fix Muse VM escape flaws before launch, report says

    404 Media reports that Meta engineers discovered several severe security vulnerabilities in its AI agent product, Muse, in the weeks leading up to its launch. At least one of these flaws, related to Linux kernel-based…

    1 source
    404media.co
  2. Apple to tighten macOS Full Disk Access citing AI agent risks

    Apple announced on October 2, 2026, that it will introduce additional controls around Full Disk Access in macOS to address risks posed by AI agents, stating that some developers are using the permission in ways that…

    3 sources HN 9
    Ars Technica AIThe Verge AIUnite.AI
  3. Society & Work new

    ChatGPT Mac app flaw could have let hackers grab chat logs

    Researchers at the Objective-See Foundation discovered a security vulnerability in the ChatGPT macOS application that could have allowed attackers to access sensitive user data. The flaw involved a trusted script…

    1 source
    Wired AI
  4. Agents & Tools new

    Meta’s Muse leaks internal files via prompt injection, developers say

    Two developers independently extracted Muse’s entire filesystem—including Ubuntu system files, app templates, and internal documentation—using simple prompts. Peter James and Jonny L. Saunders found Muse generated…

    2 sources
    The Verge AI
  5. Agents & Tools new

    Security researcher shows hidden Muse setting could let attackers turn Muse into backdoor

    Security researcher Patrick Wardle released a proof‑of‑concept on September 21 showing that a hidden preference in Meta's Muse assistant for macOS can be changed to redirect voice dictation to an attacker‑controlled…

    3 sources
    Wired AIThe Verge AIthehackernews.com
  6. Agents & Tools new

    Meta's Muse surpasses ChatGPT in early US iOS downloads

    Meta's AI agent Muse reached approximately 730,000 US iOS downloads in its first ten days, according to Sensor Tower estimates, outpacing ChatGPT's 697,000 US downloads in its first eight days in 2023. Muse climbed to…

    23 sources
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As of 5 October 2026: Meta rushed to fix Muse VM escape flaws before launch, report says. 404 Media reports that Meta engineers discovered several severe security vulnerabilities in its AI agent product, Muse, in the weeks leading up to its launch.

What is Patrick Wardle?

Patrick Wardle is a security researcher who disclosed a zero-day vulnerability in Meta's Muse AI agent on September 21, 2026. The flaw allowed an unprivileged local process on macOS to redirect the app's dictation traffic to an attacker-controlled endpoint. Meta subsequently released a hot-fix to address the security issue.