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You need the r permission to read a directory, in the sense of getting a list of filenames. But the x permission lets you access files and subdirectories if you

by hanche 6y ago

You need the r permission to read a directory, in the sense of getting a list of filenames. But the x permission lets you access files and subdirectories if you already know the filename. Of course, you need r permission in the file to read it, but you can always stat() it.

musicale 6y ago
Indeed, I actually meant "read (or check) a specified path/directory status entry" rather than "read a directory" but probably hit submit too quickly. What this "privacy protections bypass" is doing looks like the former rather than the latter, and it seems like normal behavior if you have x/stat permission. It could be that Apple's sandbox blocks r/readdir permission but not x/stat permission for some reason.