---
id: 7644
title: "Turning Cluely Into Malware"
source_domain: hacktron.ai
source_url: "https://www.hacktron.ai/blog/hacking-cluely"
published_at: "2026-02-14T00:00:00Z"
tags: ["data-exfiltration", "electron", "desktop-app", "cluely", "will-navigate", "screenshot-capture"]
phying_url: "https://phying.com/item/7644"
lang: en
---

# Turning Cluely Into Malware

## Summary

How we found a vulnerability in Cluely's Electron app that let any website silently capture screenshots, record audio, and exfiltrate everything - all because of a missing will-navigate handler.

## Intelligence Metadata

- **Sources:** hacktron.ai
- **Published:** 2026-02-14T00:00:00Z
- **Original:** https://www.hacktron.ai/blog/hacking-cluely
- **Phying News:** https://phying.com/item/7644