# Meta's Muse AI Assistant Vulnerable to Hijacking Via Undocumented Setting

> Source: <https://discuss.privacyguides.net/t/metas-muse-ai-assistant-vulnerable-to-hijacking-via-undocumented-setting/40931#post_1>
> Published: 2026-09-23 00:06:51+00:00

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macOS security researcher Patrick Wardle [discovered](https://x.com/patrickwardle/status/2102045926474785265?s=20) a flaw in Meta's new Muse AI assistant that an attacker can use to turn it into "the ultimate backdoor."

This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at [https://www.privacyguides.org/news/2026/09/22/metas-muse-ai-assistant-vulnerable-to-hijacking-via-undocumented-setting/](https://www.privacyguides.org/news/2026/09/22/metas-muse-ai-assistant-vulnerable-to-hijacking-via-undocumented-setting/)