Apple MacOS High Sierra Bug -A Major Security Flaw Can Give Easy Root Access
A bug discovered in Apple’s macOS High Sierra allows anyone administrator access to your Mac.
Software engineer Lemi Orhan Ergin went on Twitter on Tuesday afternoon to see if Apple itself was aware of the issue, which allows anyone to log into your Mac using a dummy account and no password. All they have to do is press enter to unlock administrator access.
Dear @AppleSupport, we noticed a *HUGE* security issue at MacOS High Sierra. Anyone can login as “root” with empty password after clicking on login button several times. Are you aware of it @Apple?
— Lemi Orhan Ergin (@lemiorhan) 28 November 2017
Mashable asked Apple for a comment on the matter and was given the following statement:-
“We are working on a software update to address this issue. In the meantime, setting a root password prevents unauthorized access to your Mac.”
Instructions to do this can be found on an Apple support page.
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