oh there is a way without the user accessing it espcially on Windows: Anti virus scanner
since most of them scan all downloaded files a zero day exploit for these software might be automatically executed
bonus points: Anti virus software typically has system permissions too
You made me think about it a little more, and there’s one more thing, for the GUI based filemanagers of any operating system: thumbnail generation might also be able to be targeted
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oh there is a way without the user accessing it espcially on Windows: Anti virus scanner
since most of them scan all downloaded files a zero day exploit for these software might be automatically executed
bonus points: Anti virus software typically has system permissions too
(likelyhood is still hilariously low)
You made me think about it a little more, and there’s one more thing, for the GUI based filemanagers of any operating system: thumbnail generation might also be able to be targeted