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Public story · 2026-03-22 · source-backed
Zenity Labs disclosed two attack chains: silent local file system exfiltration while the agent returns expected results, and credential theft from 1Password via agent-authorized workflow abuse. Both trigger without user interaction through attacker-controlled content in routine workflows like calendar invites. Perplexity patched the browser-side execution prior to disclosure. Source
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Zenity Labs found calendar invites can trigger file system exfiltration via Perplexity Comet. Comet was 85% more vulnerable to phishing than standard Chrome. Agents can't differentiate user instructions from ingested content — this affects the entire agentic browser category....
Zenity Labs disclosed a family of critical vulnerabilities in Perplexity Comet and other agentic browsers. Two exploit paths via indirect prompt injection: (1) zero-click compromise via calendar invites granting file system access; (2) agent privilege assumption enabling 1Pass...
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Anthropic Trends Report, Cognition/SWE-grep, Zenity Labs, MIT CSAIL, Cursor Blog
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