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[–] GenderNeutralBro@lemmy.sdf.org 1 points 4 months ago

YES.

And not just the cloud, but internet connectivity and automatic updates on local machines, too. There are basically a hundred "arbitrary code execution" mechanisms built into every production machine.

If it doesn't truly need to be online, it probably shouldn't be. Figure out another way to install security patches. If it's offline, you won't need to worry about them half as much anyway.