2024-07 · 2024-Q3
ChatGPT macOS Cleartext Storage
Which agent, run, or tenant is this?
- Fixable
- Vendor patch
- Vendor response
- Patched
- In the wild
- No
- Actor
- Attacker
Target
OpenAI ChatGPT macOS app
Impact
All conversations stored in plaintext in non-sandboxed location; any app or malware could read chat history
Root cause
OpenAI opted out of macOS sandboxing; unencrypted storage
CVE
Sources
Catalog
Cite this: AgentProv incident record: ChatGPT macOS Cleartext Storage (2024-07). https://agentprov.com/incidents/2024-07-chatgpt-macos-cleartext-storage
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