04 December 2017

Updating to Apple macOS 10.13.1 could reactivate root access bug


A few days ago, a serious security flaw with macOS High Sierra came to light. It was discovered that it was possible to log into the "root" account without entering a password, and although the company seemed to have been alerted to the issue a couple of weeks back, praise was heaped on Apple for pushing a fix out of the door quickly.

But calm those celebrations. It now transpires that the bug fix has a bug of its own. Upgrade to macOS 10.13.1 and you could well find that the patch is undone.


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