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Mozilla's new Smart Window assistant runs on Mistral's models

Mozilla's Firefox Smart Window beta AI browsing assistant, powered by Mistral's models, launches in France and North America with no conversation storage.

Mozilla and Mistral partnered to power the Firefox Smart Window beta, an AI browsing assistant for complex searches, content recall, and tab summarization. The feature is available first in France and North America, with the UK and Germany to follow later this year. Mistral commits to storing no conversation data, and chats are not kept on Mozilla's servers by default.

OpenAI Launches Two-Tier Security Access Program Alongside GPT 5.6 Cyber

OpenAI launches Daybreak Blue and Red security access tiers alongside GPT 5.6 Cyber, a frontier model for cybersecurity work.

OpenAI introduced a two-tier security access program: Daybreak Blue removes selected OpenAI-made guardrails, while Daybreak Red grants access to cyber-focused frontier AI models. The program launches alongside GPT 5.6 Cyber, a frontier model tuned for cybersecurity applications.

Infosecurity Magazine · Aug 11, 2026Model release

Rebuilding AUTOMATIC1111 with Gradio Workflow

Hugging Face demonstrates rebuilding the AUTOMATIC1111 Stable Diffusion web interface using its Gradio Workflow framework.

Hugging Face published a post showing how to rebuild the AUTOMATIC1111 Stable Diffusion WebUI experience with the Gradio Workflow framework. The article body was unavailable, so details beyond the title are limited, but the piece appears to be a tutorial on composing interactive AI interfaces with Gradio Workflow components.

Hugging Face Blog · 6d agoAI tools & infra

Introducing the Admin plugin for ChatGPT Work and Codex

OpenAI launched an Admin plugin for ChatGPT Work and Codex to manage workspace usage, members, permissions, and limits.

OpenAI introduced an Admin plugin for ChatGPT Work and Codex aimed at enterprise workspace administration. The plugin lets administrators analyze workspace usage, manage members and permissions, adjust usage limits, and act on admin requests. The announcement is a routine product feature launch with no security incident or vulnerability details.

OpenAI News · 22d agoAI industry

ZDI-26-602: Foxit PDF Reader Doc Object Use-After-Free Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

ZDI disclosed a use-after-free in Foxit PDF Reader (CVE-2026-13128) enabling remote code execution when a user opens a malicious file.

Zero Day Initiative advisory ZDI-26-602 describes a use-after-free flaw in Foxit PDF Reader's document object handling. Exploitation yields arbitrary code execution but requires the target to open a malicious page or file. ZDI assigned CVSS 7.8 and CVE-2026-13128. The advisory does not report active exploitation.

OpenWAM: An Open, Modular Exploration Towards Systematic World-Action Model Pretraining

OpenWAM releases an open modular stack for world-action model pretraining, plus OpenWAM-alpha trained on about 6,400 hours of egocentric and robot data.

OpenWAM is an open research stack that factorizes World-Action Model pretraining into composable infrastructure, study, and model components with unified training, inference, and evaluation. Controlled experiments distill three principles on knowledge inheritance, world-action synergy, and out-of-domain generalization gains from embodied co-training. The resulting OpenWAM-alpha, pretrained on roughly 6,400 hours of egocentric human and robot data, achieves top-tier results across eight simulation benchmarks and real-robot tests spanning single-arm, bimanual, and dexterous embodiments. The full stack, including infrastructure, evaluation protocols, pretrained models, and data recipes, is released openly.

Hugging Face daily papers · 9d agoAI research

Four Nation-State Actors Used the Same Chrome Zero-Day Exploit Kit Within 12 Days

Proofpoint reports four nation-state actors, mostly China-nexus, adopted the BlueMoon Chrome and Windows zero-day exploit kit within 12 days, targeting US organizations.

Proofpoint tracked an exploit kit dubbed BlueMoon that chains CVE-2026-85046, a Chrome V8 type-confusion bug, with an unnamed V8 sandbox escape and CVE-2026-85880, a Windows kernel privilege escalation using ALPC and the Windows Notification Facility. The first observed use was by China-nexus TA412 (APT31, Violet Typhoon, JungleBamboo) on August 28, 2026 against US NGOs, mining companies, and commodity trading firms, followed by UNK_LateNight targeting US aerospace and defense companies on September 2. Both V8 bugs were patch-gap zero-days: the fix was committed to Chromium on August 7 but reached stable Chrome on September 3, enabling rapid weaponization from public patches. TA412's post-exploitation payload, GemStone, is a malicious browser extension posing as an AI-powered Google Gemini companion that captures keystrokes, cookies, screenshots, and browsing history via a Cloudflare Worker C2.

Security Affairsupdated · 1h agofirst · 6d agoExploit / PoC in the wild 19 sourcesCVE-2026-85046CVE-2026-858801

Chrome V8 Zero-Day Exploited in the Wild Enables Code Execution Inside Sandbox

Google patches actively exploited Chrome V8 zero-day CVE-2026-87491, an out-of-bounds write enabling sandboxed code execution via crafted HTML pages.

Google released Chrome 153.0.8010.36/.37 fixing 230 vulnerabilities, including CVE-2026-87491, an out-of-bounds write in the V8 engine that allowed remote code execution inside the sandbox via a crafted HTML page and is confirmed to be exploited in the wild. The flaw was reported on August 6, 2026 by Jihyeon Jeong of Compsec Lab, Seoul National University, who received a $2,500 bug bounty. This is the seventh actively exploited Chrome zero-day of 2026. The update also fixes five critical flaws in WebGL and Cast, plus a high WebPackaging use-after-free (CVE-2026-87639) credited to OpenAI Codex Security.

The Hacker News · 7d agoExploit / PoC in the wildCVE-2026-87491CVE-2026-2441CVE-2026-3909+10 CVEs

27.5KB language-agnostic WebGPU syntax highlighter

A developer released gpu-lexer, a 27.5KB language-agnostic syntax highlighter that uses a tiny WebGPU model to label code tokens in the browser.

gpu-lexer splits source into words, whitespace, and symbols, then a small WebGPU model uses local and whole-file context to assign nine token classes, working on languages never seen in training. On held-out files, 12.57% of token labels differ from Shiki, though this measures agreement with Shiki rather than objective correctness. In benchmarks against Shiki 4.4.3, Prism.js, Highlight.js, Sugar High, and Starry Night, it highlighted 10 concatenated copies of three.min.js (5.56M characters) about 10x faster on an Apple M4 Pro in Chrome 152. The author frames it as an experiment, not a grammar-equivalent highlighter.

State of Open Models: Summer 2026 Observations

Hugging Face publishes observations on the state of the open-weights model ecosystem as of summer 2026.

A Hugging Face blog post titled 'State of Open Models: Summer 2026 Observations' surveys developments across the open-weights model ecosystem. No article text was available, so specific model releases, benchmarks, and findings are not detailed here.

Hugging Face Blog · Aug 14, 2026AI industry

ZDI-26-610: Apple Safari JavaScriptCore B3 ReduceStrength Phase Use-After-Free Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

ZDI details a use-after-free in Apple Safari's JavaScriptCore (CVE-2026-64715) that allows remote code execution after a user visits a malicious page.

The Zero Day Initiative published advisory ZDI-26-610 for a use-after-free in the B3 ReduceStrength phase of Apple Safari's JavaScriptCore. Successful exploitation allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code, but user interaction is required, such as visiting a malicious page or opening a malicious file. ZDI rates the vulnerability 8.8 on CVSS and assigned CVE-2026-64715. The advisory does not report exploitation in the wild.

12 Best Enterprise Browsers Compared (2026): Features & Pricing

2026 comparison of twelve enterprise browsers ranks Island and Palo Alto Talon as purpose-built leaders, with Chrome Enterprise and Edge free or bundled.

Guide compares twelve enterprise browser options across three models: purpose-built secure browsers (Island, Talon, Surf), layered controls on existing browsers (Chrome Enterprise, Edge for Business, LayerX, Seraphic), and streamed/isolated browsers (Kasm). Island and Palo Alto's Prisma Access Browser lead the purpose-built category for BYOD and contractor DLP. It also notes Mammoth Cyber has ceased operations.

GBHackers · 1d agoTools

ZDI-26-604: Foxit PDF Reader Annotation Use-After-Free Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

Foxit PDF Reader use-after-free flaw (CVE-2026-13126) allows remote code execution when users open malicious files; CVSS 7.8 per ZDI advisory.

ZDI-26-604 describes a use-after-free vulnerability in Foxit PDF Reader's annotation handling, tracked as CVE-2026-13126 and rated CVSS 7.8. Exploitation requires user interaction, with the target visiting a malicious page or opening a malicious file, and allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code. The advisory was published by the Zero Day Initiative on August 24, 2026.

ZDI-26-599: Foxit PDF Reader Annotation Use-After-Free Information Disclosure Vulnerability

ZDI published advisory ZDI-26-599 for a use-after-free information disclosure flaw (CVE-2026-57238, CVSS 3.3) in Foxit PDF Reader requiring user interaction.

The Zero Day Initiative released advisory ZDI-26-599 describing a use-after-free vulnerability in Foxit PDF Reader's annotation handling. The flaw allows remote attackers to disclose sensitive information when a target opens a malicious file or visits a malicious page. ZDI rated the issue CVSS 3.3 and assigned CVE-2026-57238.

ZDI-26-600: Foxit PDF Reader Annotation Use-After-Free Information Disclosure Vulnerability

Foxit PDF Reader annotation use-after-free (CVE-2026-57237, CVSS 3.3) can disclose sensitive information when users open malicious PDFs.

ZDI-26-600 documents a use-after-free in Foxit PDF Reader annotation handling that allows remote information disclosure, tracked as CVE-2026-57237 with CVSS 3.3. Exploitation requires user interaction such as opening a malicious file or visiting a malicious page. The advisory was published by the Zero Day Initiative on August 24, 2026.

.blend URL Viewer

Simon Willison demos a .blend URL viewer built with GPT-6 Astra in Codex and ChatGPT Images 2.5 generating Blender models.

Simon Willison used ChatGPT Images 2.5 to generate a Faberge egg concept image themed after the TV show Pluribus, then had Codex running GPT-6 Astra (high) execute a Blender local skill to build a 3D model from it. He published the result as a .blend URL viewer tool and continues experimenting with agentic Blender workflows. The post is a hands-on demo of AI-driven creative tooling rather than a security or release announcement.

Simon Willison · 6d agoAI tools & infra

ZDI-26-603: Foxit PDF Reader Annotation Use-After-Free Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

Foxit PDF Reader has a second annotation use-after-free vulnerability (CVE-2026-13127, CVSS 7.8) allowing remote code execution via malicious files or pages.

ZDI-26-603 describes a use-after-free vulnerability in the annotation feature of Foxit PDF Reader, tracked as CVE-2026-13127 with a CVSS score of 7.8. Successful exploitation allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code, but requires user interaction such as visiting a malicious page or opening a malicious file. The advisory does not mention any exploitation in the wild.

19 Chrome and Edge Extensions Found With Wallet-Stealing and Crypto

Socket found 19 malicious Chrome and Edge extensions, active since February 2024, stealing wallet seed phrases and credentials and draining crypto from about 80,000 users.

Socket researcher Karlo Zanki documented a cluster of 18 Chrome and one Edge extensions with wallet secret stealing and cryptocurrency draining capabilities, tracked as campaign Superior and possibly active since February 2024. The actor created 14 extensions and bought five legitimate ones, later pushing malicious updates; the largest, Enable Right Click & Copy, has roughly 80,000 installs across both browsers. The extensions maintain WebSocket C2 connections with endpoint rotation, strip CSP headers, and load 16 modules including multi-chain wallet drainers, hardware-wallet seed-phrase harvesters, credential grabbers, and ClickFix-style lures.

The Hacker News · 19d agoMalware in the wild

CISA Warns of Chromium Type Confusion 0-Day Vulnerability Actively Exploited in Attacks

CISA added the actively exploited Chromium V8 type confusion zero-day CVE-2026-85046 to its KEV catalog, urging patching of Chrome, Edge, and Opera.

CISA added CVE-2026-85046, a V8 type confusion flaw (CWE-843) in Chromium-based browsers, to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. A remote attacker can trigger arbitrary code execution inside the browser sandbox via a specially crafted HTML page. Google Chrome is directly affected, and Microsoft Edge, Opera, and other Chromium-based browsers may also be impacted depending on their V8 version. Google has released a Stable channel Chrome update, and CISA directs mitigations under Binding Operational Directive 26-04.

Cyber Security News · 8d agoExploit / PoC in the wildCVE-2026-85046

PEEP: A Browser RAT Posing as a Chrome Extension

SOCRadar's STRU analyzed PEEP, an emerging Chromium-based RAT disguised as a Chrome extension enabling post-exploitation control of browsers.

SOCRadar's Threat Research Unit (STRU) identified and analyzed PEEP, a Chromium-based post-exploitation toolkit distributed as a browser extension. PEEP provides RAT-style capabilities while posing as a legitimate Chrome extension. It is assessed as an emerging threat worth monitoring by defenders.

SOCRadar · 12d agoMalware

Open-Source AI & Open Models Reading List

Interconnects publishes a curated open-model reading list covering release strategy, US-China competition, adoption data, and a narrowed 4-6 month open-closed frontier gap.

The list, updated September 11, 2026, compiles essays on open-model strategy, licensing gradients, safety of open weights, adoption data, and Chinese open-source history. It notes leading open models have come from Chinese labs since roughly 2024, citing Kimi K3 and GLM-5.2/5.3, and that the open-closed gap has narrowed to roughly 4-6 months. It also documents Western adoption of Chinese models, including Perplexity's use of DeepSeek R1 and Thomson Reuters moving to Qwen, which has drawn lawmaker probes at DoorDash, Airbnb, Anysphere/Cursor, and Apple.

Interconnects · 5d agoAI industry1

Latest open artifacts (#24): Motif-3, GLM-5.3, Hy4-preview and open model licenses

Interconnects surveys new open models—Motif-3, GLM-5.3, Hy4-preview—while analyzing a licensing split: Western labs opening up, Chinese frontier labs getting restrictive.

The roundup covers Motif-3 (MIT license, strong scores for its size), GLM-5.3 (switched from MIT to a custom license with a $10 billion revenue threshold and undefined 'affiliates' clause requiring Z.AI security review), and Tencent's Hy4-preview (competent but prone to overthinking). It also notes dots3-note-prev from RedNote/Xiaohongshu (won IMO 2026 with a perfect score), Qwen3.8-Flash-Next (125B-A6B with GDN and Qwen Sparse Attention), NVIDIA Nemotron-3.5-Lightning-30B-A3B-BF16, and Ling-3.0-flash. The core theme: Google and Meta adopted Apache 2.0 while Chinese frontier labs (Zhipu, Kimi K3, MiniMax M3) adopted restrictive commercial licenses.

Interconnects · 8d agoAI research

Testing ads in ChatGPT

OpenAI begins testing ads in ChatGPT, promising clear labeling, answer independence, privacy protections, and user control.

OpenAI is starting to test advertisements in ChatGPT to support free access to the chatbot. The company states ads will carry clear labeling, remain independent of answers, include strong privacy protections, and offer user control options.

OpenAI News · Aug 11, 2026AI industry

Top 10 Best Browser Isolation Solutions in 2026

A 2026 market overview ranks ten remote browser isolation tools, with Menlo Security as the pure-play reference as SSE vendors bundle isolation.

The article compares ten remote browser isolation (RBI) options, including Menlo Security, Zscaler, Cloudflare, Palo Alto Networks, Broadcom (Symantec), Forcepoint, Skyhigh Security, Ericom (Cradlepoint), Authentic8, and Garrison. It argues that RBI has become a bundled policy action inside SSE platforms from Zscaler, Cloudflare, Palo Alto, Broadcom, Forcepoint, and Skyhigh, compressing standalone pricing and driving consolidation such as Ericom's isolation moving under Cradlepoint (Ericsson). Enterprise browsers like Island and Chrome Enterprise Premium are reshaping the RBI-versus-browser decision for managed users, while selective policy-driven isolation of risky categories is described as the prevailing 2026 architecture. The piece is a buyer's guide with vendor positioning, not an incident or vulnerability report.

Cyber Security News · 5d agoIndustry

ZDI-26-615: (0Day) pdfforge PDF Architect activation-service Update Service Uncontrolled Search Path Element Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

Zero Day Initiative disclosed an uncontrolled search path flaw in pdfforge PDF Architect's update service, allowing local privilege escalation (CVSS 7.8).

ZDI published advisory ZDI-26-615 describing a local privilege escalation vulnerability in the activation-service Update Service of pdfforge PDF Architect. An uncontrolled search path element lets local attackers escalate privileges, but they must first be able to execute low-privileged code on the target. ZDI rated the issue 7.8 and tagged it as a 0-day disclosure.

ZDI Published Advisories · 16d agoVulnerability

Putting frontier cyber models in more trusted hands

OpenAI expands Daybreak so approved partners can use frontier cyber models to deliver authorized, governed cybersecurity services to customers.

OpenAI is broadening its Daybreak program so that approved partners can apply its frontier cyber models to customer engagements. Use is limited to authorized, governed cybersecurity services, extending frontier cyber model access beyond internal teams to vetted third-party providers.

OpenAI News · Aug 10, 2026AI industry

ChatGPT’s new feature could give infostealers a map of your Mac activity

OpenAI's Computer History feature for macOS ChatGPT logs app and website activity into memories, raising prompt injection and infostealer privacy risks.

OpenAI's Computer History builds timelines of Mac activity from interaction events and macOS accessibility data, turning them into memories for ChatGPT and Codex. The feature is opt-in, requires Memories, runs only in the ChatGPT macOS desktop app, and is unavailable in the EEA, Switzerland, and the UK. Raw event files stay on-device and are deleted after 48 hours, but generated Markdown memory files are unencrypted and persist until manually deleted. OpenAI itself flagged unencrypted files and prompt injection risks, and security experts warned infostealers could use the logs as a ready-made map of someone's workday.

Help Net Security · 28d agoAI safety & security

LLaDA-UI: Bringing Block-wise Diffusion to Vision-Language GUI Agents

LLaDA-UI, a 16.7B block-wise diffusion vision-language GUI agent, outperforms Qwen2.5-VL-7B and beats Qwen3-VL-8B on four of six GUI benchmarks.

LLaDA-UI is a 16.7B-parameter MoE-based, block-wise diffusion vision-language GUI agent built on the LLaDA2.0-mini-base diffusion language backbone with a native-resolution vision encoder. It uses a two-stage pipeline: general multimodal pre-training followed by GUI-agent supervised fine-tuning on mobile, desktop, web, and grounding data. It substantially outperforms Qwen2.5-VL-7B and surpasses Qwen3-VL-8B on four of six reported GUI benchmarks, establishing block-wise diffusion as a practical paradigm for latency-sensitive multimodal agents.

Hugging Face daily papers · 7d agoAI research

ZDI-26-595: Foxit PDF Reader Annotation Use-After-Free Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

Foxit PDF Reader has a use-after-free vulnerability (CVE-2026-57254, CVSS 7.8) allowing remote code execution when a user opens a malicious file or page.

ZDI-26-595 describes a use-after-free vulnerability in the annotation feature of Foxit PDF Reader, tracked as CVE-2026-57254 with a CVSS score of 7.8. Successful exploitation allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code, but requires user interaction such as visiting a malicious page or opening a malicious file. The advisory does not mention any exploitation in the wild.