Huge MacOS bug lets anyone login as root without a password: what you need to know | #Apple #CyberSecurity #Awareness #NobodyIsPerfect #Naivety | Apple, Mac, MacOS, iOS4, iPad, iPhone and (in)security... | Scoop.it
Want to have god-like powers over a Mac? Just enter your username as root... no password required.

 

But an attacker needs to have physical access to a Mac computer in order to exploit this flaw?

Not so fast. For instance, security researcher Patrick Wardle reports that it is possible to exploit the flaw remotely.

 

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