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Re:Everything Old Is New Again: Binary Security of WebAssemb... by aaronharnly on Friday April 30, 2021 @01:37PM (#26996639)
I think it’s more like: a script running in your browser tab, given some untrusted input (say, an image you import into an editing program) could be compromised by malicious input, such that the script runs malicious code and exfiltrates other data from the app (say, your email address or other private data you used on the page).
Re:Everything Old Is New Again: Binary Security of WebAssemb... by azakai on Friday April 30, 2021 @02:05PM (#26997062)
That's a definite risk in general.

But worth adding that Wasm by design lets you statically inspect all the things the Wasm can call. If the Wasm receives access to networking, or eval(), etc., then there is a real risk. However, often the Wasm imports and exports are extremely limited and easy to verify for safety.