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The Arc browser that lets you customize websites had a serious vulnerability

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Arc browser's "Boosts" allows users to change a website's background color and font settings.

A security researcher found a flaw that would've allowed attackers to use Boosts to compromise their systems.

The browser's creator, the Browser Company , issued a fix a day later with the researcher's help.

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informal

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English

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58

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medium-lived

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