First Apple M5 memory exploit discovered using Anthropic AI, gives root access on MacOS — Claude Mythos helps security researchers bypass Memory Integrity Enforcement

Researchers disclosed a local privilege escalation affecting Apple M5 systems that can bypass Memory Integrity Enforcement and gain root on macOS.

The flaw was privately reported and found with help from Anthropic’s Mythos Preview, highlighting AI-assisted security research.

It suggests Apple’s hardware-level memory protections can still be bypassed, raising the risk of full system compromise on affected Macs.