Security · 1h ago
Claude Cowork Sandbox Escape Exposes Half a Million Mac Users
Security researchers discovered an exploit called ShareRoot that lets Claude Cowork escape its Mac sandbox, granting full read/write access to files and login credentials. The vulnerability exposed around 500,000 co-work sessions, with some users still unpatched. Anthropic has not yet commented on the timeline for a fix.
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This sandbox escape underscores the gap between AI assistant promises and real-world security, especially when third-party integrations bypass system controls.
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