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-exec command ; There are unavoidable security problems surrounding use of the -exec action; you should use the -execdir option instead. -execdir command {} + Like -exec, but the specified command is run from the subdirectory containing the matched file, which is not normally the directory in which you started find. This a much more secure method for invoking commands, as it avoids race conditions during resolution of the paths to the matched files.
¿Qué significa esto? ¿Por qué hay condiciones de carrera al ejecutarlo desde el directorio inicial? ¿Y cómo son estos riesgos de seguridad?