Na find
página do manual :
-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.
O que isto significa? Por que existem condições de corrida com a execução no diretório inicial? E como são esses riscos à segurança?