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This is an old question so I'm not sure if it's still relevant, but here's my take on it.
I don't think you're overthinking it as, yes, the file will be writeable. So if anything fishy happens on the server - e.g. an attack which based on changing / creating files on the server, it will be easier for an attacker to compromise the server or adjust certain ...
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