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Pro tip: You can log into macOS High Sierra 10.13 as root with no password
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Security Pro tip: You can log into macOS High Sierra as root with no password
Apple, this is Windows 95 bad – but there is a workaround to kill the bug
Updated A trivial-to-exploit flaw in macOS High Sierra, aka macOS 10.13, allows users to gain admin rights, or log in as root, without a password.
The security bug can be triggered via the authentication dialog box in Apple's operating system, which prompts you for an administrator's username and password when you need to do stuff like configure privacy and network settings.
If you type in "root" as the username, leave the password box blank, hit "enter" and then click on unlock a few times, the prompt disappears and, congrats, you now have admin rights. You can do this from the user login screen.
The security bug can be triggered via the authentication dialog box in Apple's operating system, which prompts you for an administrator's username and password when you need to do stuff like configure privacy and network settings.
If you type in "root" as the username, leave the password box blank, hit "enter" and then click on unlock a few times, the prompt disappears and, congrats, you now have admin rights. You can do this from the user login screen.
More at the jump, including the remediation fix:
https://www.theregister.co.uk/2017/11/28/root_access_bypass_macos_high_sierra/
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