What processes in a computer are vulnerable when opening a harmful file from the internet?

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What processes in a computer are vulnerable when opening a harmful file from the internet?

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Depending on what user you are and what permission levels you have, potentially all of the processes. Are you an admin / root, do you have selinux/seccomp/anti virus/…
Your question is comparable to, “if I get into a car accident, how bad would I be hurt?”