Event Brief
OpenAI patches ChatGPT macOS data-access flaw
By The BriefBrief · Sources (2)
Filed: Oct 02, 2026 at 6:00 PM ET
Summary: A vulnerability in the macOS ChatGPT app could have let attackers take over the app and access chat logs, other stored data and connected services such as browser sessions. OpenAI acknowledged the flaw and its fix in a system change log on September 25; researchers at the Objective-See Foundation discovered it.
WHO: OpenAI
WHAT: OpenAI acknowledged and patched a vulnerability in the ChatGPT macOS app.
WHEN: Oct 2, 2026
WHERE: USA
WHY: The flaw was patched after researchers at the Objective-See Foundation discovered it.
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