Major Security Flaw Discovered In macOS High Sierra
A major security flaw has been discovered in Apple’s macoS High Sierra. The flaw gives anyone access to your system without a password. The security flaw was discovered by developer Lemi Ergin who posted about the flaw on Twitter.
The security flaw will let anyone log into an admin account on your Mac without the need for a password. This is done by simply setting the username to ‘root’ and then logging in with a blank password field.
Once this feature has been enabled on a Mac, the ‘root’ username can then be used to login to the login screen without the need for a password. A way to stop this on your Mac is to enable the root account on your Mac and then setup a password for it. This will ensure that no-one can login without needing to put in a password.
The exploit is triggered by multiple attempts as described above. There are also reports it also occurs with remote logins as well.
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A major security flaw has been discovered in Apple’s macoS High Sierra. The flaw gives anyone access to your system without a password. The security flaw was discovered by developer Lemi Ergin who posted about the flaw on Twitter.
The security flaw will let anyone log into an admin account on your Mac without the need for a password. This is done by simply setting the username to ‘root’ and then logging in with a blank password field.
Once this feature has been enabled on a Mac, the ‘root’ username can then be used to login to the login screen without the need for a password. A way to stop this on your Mac is to enable the root account on your Mac and then setup a password for it. This will ensure that no-one can login without needing to put in a password.
The exploit is triggered by multiple attempts as described above. There are also reports it also occurs with remote logins as well.
See http://ift.tt/2ilobMI
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