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Sead Fadilpašić

MYSTERIOUS: Perplexity responds to comet browser vulnerability claims argues fake news | Mind Blowing Facts

Comet Browser AI.
  • SquareX accused Perplexity’s Comet browser of exposing a hidden MCP API that could enable local command execution
  • Perplexity rejected the claims as “entirely false,” stressing the API requires developer mode, user consent, and manual sideloading
  • SquareX countered, saying Comet was silently updated after its proof‑of‑concept, and that external researchers replicated the attack

Cybersecurity company SquareX recently accused Perplexity of keeping a major vulnerability in its AI browser, Comet - the latter has now responded, saying the research report is “entirely false” and part of a growing “fake security research” problem.

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