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BusyBox runs as root by default, and it's used by hundreds of millions of devices. For embedded devices (routers, security cameras, etc), it's very common to r
by rvnx 1y ago
BusyBox runs as root by default, and it's used by hundreds of millions of devices.
For embedded devices (routers, security cameras, etc), it's very common to run CGI scripts as root.
So it is not even 30 years ago, it's still today, because of bad practices of the past.
- kragen 1y agoOh, that's a good point. In those cases the web server actually needs root, in the sense that it has to be able to upgrade the firmware and reconfigure the network interface.