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Critical Apple Login Bug Puts macOS High Sierra Systems at Risk

November 29, 2017

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A major bug in Apple’s macOS gives anyone with physical access to a computer running the latest version of the High Sierra operating system admin access simply by putting “root” in the user name field.

The bug was publicized Tuesday by developer Lemi Orhan Ergin, founder of Software Craftsmanship Turkey, via Twitter. His tweet he simply stated:

“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?”

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