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With the AppInstaller running as root for system-domain installs, it gives the holder of a stolen signing key arbitrary file write at root level via the delta-apply path, which is a strictly broader primitive than the \"drop-in replacement bundle\" install they would otherwise have. Version 2.9.2 contains a patch for the 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