An open source software engineer claims to have uncovered a security vulnerability in Apples web browser Safari, affecting both Windows and Apple Mac users. Brian Mastenbrook has blogged that a serious vulnerability in the way that Safari handles RSS feeds could be abused by hackers to gain access to any file on your hard drive. There is no reason to believe that the vulnerability is being exploited in the wild. Apple has acknowledged the existence of the vulnerability to him, and he offers a simple workaround for Mac users they should select a different feed reader in their preferences.”]
Source: https://grahamcluley.com/security-vulnerability-safari-web-browser-reported/