Tag: browser extension vulnerability
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Adobe Acrobat Extension Flaw Exposes WhatsApp Web Data to Malicious Sites
A critical flaw in the Adobe Acrobat Chrome extension, affecting over 314 million users, could have allowed malicious websites to access your WhatsApp Web session - but thankfully, the vulnerability has been patched. The security issue, tracked as CVE-2026-48294, highlights the importance of keeping your browser extensions up to date.
Claude Extension Flaw Exposes AI Actions to Malicious Extensions
A security researcher discovered a vulnerability in Anthropic's Claude browser extension that allows malicious Chrome extensions to trick it into performing predefined AI actions on connected services like Gmail and Google Docs. This flaw could have serious consequences, as it only requires a simple simulated click to launch built-in workflows.