Malicious Browser Extensions Could Use Claude Dispatch to Run Code on Users' Computers

Summary by Cyber Security News6 Nov 2026, 13:06 CET

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A browser extension that can run scripts on claude.ai could make Claude Desktop run code on a person's computer, researchers at Forever Security, an endpoint security company, showed in a test. The attack needs Dispatch, a Claude feature that lets people send tasks from their phone to Claude Desktop. The flaw that makes this possible can still be exploited, the researchers said earlier this

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