Bash command permission checks now evaluate < input redirections the same way they evaluate output redirections and other read targets. Reads via shell input redirection can now produce deny or ask outcomes, including manual-approval prompts when the redirected file depends on glob expansion or a directory change within the same command, not just writes.
Bash permission checks extended to input redirections
Bash input redirections are now permission-checked like other reads, and can produce deny or ask outcomes.
You'll noticeTier: how much it should matter to you
2Useful: my rating, 1 to 5
2Signal: worth watching, 1 to 5
PermissionsArea: what it touches
ImprovementsKind: in v2.1.257,
ImprovementsSection of the release