Discussion about when this originally surfaced, but was thought to only affect Apple apps: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=24838816
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This is a related issue but not the same.
The previous discussion was about how Big Sur has some built-in exceptions for Apple software.
The current discussion is about the discovery that these built-in exceptions can also be abused by non-Apple software, rendering the firewall completely ineffective.
Can they be abused by ways Apple cannot fix with security upgrades?
Thanks. Clarified.
Many of us considered this to be a forgone conclusion. But it's nice to have a proof in hand to convince the overly credulous.