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Apple’s High Sierra allows root with no password, there’s a workaround to help

A developer posted a screenshot on Twitter showing it was possible to obtain root access on Apple’s High Sierra without a password. The issue was first reported by Lemi Orhan Ergin, a developer in Istanbul, Turkey. Apple has released a fix for this issue, calling it a “logic error” Apple recommends that the root user be disabled after a password is set, which is solid advice in the long run, expecially if the account isn’t needed (hint: it isn’t)”]

Source: https://www.csoonline.com/article/3238890/apples-high-sierra-allows-root-with-no-password-theres-a-workaround-to-help.html

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