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submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by 001100010010@lemmy.dbzer0.com to c/memes@lemmy.ml
 

Not discrediting Open Source Software, but nothing is 100% safe.

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[โ€“] DrJenkem@lemmy.blugatch.tube 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Lol, unlikely SSH is exposed to the net. You'll probably need an RCE in the service to pop a shell.

[โ€“] EuphoricPenguin22@normalcity.life 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

That's not universally true, at least if you're not on the same LAN. For example, most small-scale apps hosted on VPSs are typically configured with a public-facing SSH login.