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PublishedSeptember 22, 2026 at 11:53 AM
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Meta patches Muse exploit that let attackers control the AI agent

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Meta has issued a patch for its Muse macOS app following the discovery of a zero-day vulnerability that could allow someone to take control of the AI agent. The bug found by security researcher Patrick Wardle utilized an undocumented Muse setting that enabled potential attackers running local code t
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