Windows 11 Paint's AI Features Found to Open a Network Listener
cyb3rops · x · 2026-11-07
Security researcher dorianmuthig reports that the AI-enabled Paint in Windows 11 has a component that opens a local network listener, verifiable via netstat -a in an admin command prompt after launching Paint. Well-known security figure cyb3rops amplified the finding, raising concerns about hidden network behavior of AI components in built-in OS apps.
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