The security flaw allows anybody to access any MacBook or
iMac running on macOS High sierra by simply feeding the username as ‘root’ and
leaving the password field blank. Apple had promised to fix the issue at the
earliest.
Users can simply open the Mac App store and tap on ‘updates’
tab. When prompted, download and the install it. The release note says “install
this update as soon as possible,” rightfully suggesting it to be an important
update. On the support page it says “A logic error existed in the validation of
credentials. This was addressed with improved credential validation.”
The company even provided a statement to several media houses saying, “Security is a top priority for every Apple product, and regrettably we stumbled with this release of macOS. When our security engineers became aware if the issue Tuesday afternoon, we immediately began working on an update that closes the security hole. This morning, as of 8:00 a.m., the update is available for download, and starting later today it will be automatically installed on all systems running the latest version (10.13.1) of macOS High Sierra.
We greatly regret this error and we apologize to all Mac
users, both for releasing with this vulnerability and for the concern it has
caused. Our customers deserve better. We are auditing our development processes
to help prevent this from happening again.”
If you still haven’t received the update patch, there is a
temporary workaround for you.
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