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- A security flaw in Pixel’s Markup utility allows hackers to un-redact and uncrop edited screenshots.
- Google has fixed the issue with the March 2023 security update, but Pixel screenshots shared before that remain vulnerable.
A serious vulnerability found in the Markup tool on Pixel phones can let hackers un-redact and uncrop edited screenshots. Identified by security researcher Simon Aarons, the flaw is dubbed “Acropalypse” and has been assigned a CVE ID (Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures).
