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I disagree that it is clickbait. There is a schema people use for announcing security vulnerabilities ("<issue> in <software> version <number> through <bigger number>"), and the RCE issue was recent, so to those familiar it was clear that it was exposition rather than disclosure.

For those unfamiliar, now you know



Rachel is a widely known and reputable author. I doubt she aimed it as clickbait.


People on HN seem to have forgotten clickbait is directly related to ad revenue, and use it in lieu of "sensational."




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