Meta bolsters Muse safety warning after security vulnerability found, The Information reports

Meta initially classified the vulnerability as "SEV-2", its third-highest severity level for impact incidents

Meta Platforms is adding a clearer safety warning within ​Muse after a security researcher discovered a ‌vulnerability in the AI agent that could let an attacker access a user's sensitive personal information, the Information ​reported on Friday.

The flaw, reported by an ​outside researcher through Meta's bug bounty program and ⁠not previously disclosed, could have allowed an ​attacker to access a user's dedicated virtual machine — ​an individualized cloud-based account containing data including emails and files, according to an internal Meta incident report reviewed by ​The Information.

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The vulnerability was initially classified as a "SEV-2," ​Meta's third-highest severity level on a five-point scale, typically used ‌for ⁠incidents with significant impact, the report said.

Meta did not immediately respond to a Reuters request for comment.

Muse, launched earlier this month, is Meta's personal AI ​agent designed ​to carry ⁠out tasks such as shopping, travel booking, emailing and payments on behalf ​of users.

Muse has rapidly climbed Apple's App ​Store and ⁠Google Play rankings in recent weeks, topping the free-app charts in the United States and Canada, ⁠with ​market intelligence firm Sensor Tower ​estimating about 2.8 million downloads in its first two weeks.