Apple customers have discovered a significant security flaw in the latest version of the operating system for Mac computers that allows anybody to log in without a password, potentially making private user data vulnerable. The glitch allows anybody to access the file system for a Mac, exposing private documents on that particular computer. “A password prompt that authenticates as root with an empty password would be a black eye for any OS. Never mind one from a security and privacy-conscious company such as Apple,” Steve Troughton-Smith, a Mac software developer, wrote on Twitter. Until Apple releases a new version of the software or patches the flaw, users can fix the issue by assigning their own password to the root account.

Source: The Irish Times November 29, 2017 01:07 UTC