Apple has released Security Update 2017-001 to fix a vulnerability that enables access to the root superuser with a blank password on any Mac running macOS High Sierra version 10.3.1. Lemi Orhan Ergin revealed the security issue for macOS High Sierra on Twitter the other day. Anyone can -- or, rather could -- login as “root” with no password required. It turns out that the issue in question works with any authentication dialog in High Sierra.Thursday, November 30, 2017
Apple Releases Security Update To Fix macOS High Sierra Vulnerability
Apple has released Security Update 2017-001 to fix a vulnerability that enables access to the root superuser with a blank password on any Mac running macOS High Sierra version 10.3.1. Lemi Orhan Ergin revealed the security issue for macOS High Sierra on Twitter the other day. Anyone can -- or, rather could -- login as “root” with no password required. It turns out that the issue in question works with any authentication dialog in High Sierra.
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