[fckgw]

The malicious wallpapers, which use "Wallpaper Engine" are also published through Steam Workshop. It's still a Steam problem.

[gchamonlive]

Irrelevant comment, op said "this vulnerability isn't directly the result of using Steam", not that steam doesn't share responsibility

[wccrawford]

It said they are "on Steam" which is true. They are distributed through the Steam Workshop, which Valve runs and attempts to protect from abuse.

While it's not as high-profile as the official profile backgrounds and avatars, it's still in an area that most gamers would think was safe by default, since Valve moderates it.

[gchamonlive]

It's true, just irrelevant