← Back to context Comment by fh973 8 years ago That sounds Atom plugin specific. Do Atom plugins not run in some sort of Sandbox? 5 comments fh973 Reply nerdponx 8 years ago Vim, Emacs, and Sublime would all be similarly vulnerable. proaralyst 8 years ago To sandbox them away from the editor contents? I can't think of many of my (Vim) plugins that would work without access to the editor itself. fh973 8 years ago To sandbox them from network and or disk access. striking 8 years ago No, they're executable code with full access, just like in basically any other editor. konart 8 years ago Sandbox that keeps them from your filesystem - maybe. But not from the editor or network (most of the plugins need or rather based on the idea of using them).
proaralyst 8 years ago To sandbox them away from the editor contents? I can't think of many of my (Vim) plugins that would work without access to the editor itself. fh973 8 years ago To sandbox them from network and or disk access. striking 8 years ago No, they're executable code with full access, just like in basically any other editor.
fh973 8 years ago To sandbox them from network and or disk access. striking 8 years ago No, they're executable code with full access, just like in basically any other editor.
striking 8 years ago No, they're executable code with full access, just like in basically any other editor.
konart 8 years ago Sandbox that keeps them from your filesystem - maybe. But not from the editor or network (most of the plugins need or rather based on the idea of using them).
Vim, Emacs, and Sublime would all be similarly vulnerable.
To sandbox them away from the editor contents? I can't think of many of my (Vim) plugins that would work without access to the editor itself.
To sandbox them from network and or disk access.
No, they're executable code with full access, just like in basically any other editor.
Sandbox that keeps them from your filesystem - maybe. But not from the editor or network (most of the plugins need or rather based on the idea of using them).