How are templates installed if dom0 has no networking?

When upgrading templates, it looks like qvm-template somehow downloads directly into dom0. But this shouldn’t be possible since dom0 does not have networking. Checking for Qubes upgrades spins up a DispVM, but this does not. What’s going on?

Explained here:

https://www.qubes-os.org/doc/dom0-secure-updates/

Also related (for similar questions about templates):

https://www.qubes-os.org/doc/how-to-install-software/#why-dont-templates-have-network-access

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