Another macOS password prompt can be bypassed with any password

Another macOS password prompt can be bypassed with any password

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https://techcrunch.com/2018/01/10/another-macos-password-prompt-can-be-bypassed-with-any-password/

MacRumors spotted a bug report that affects the current version of macOS High Sierra. In System Preferences, you can unlock the App Store preference pane by typing any password. Apple has reportedly already fixed the bug in beta versions of the next macOS High Sierra update.

While this bug is nowhere as serious as the infamous root login bug, as John Gruber wrote, this one is quite embarrassing. What’s wrong with password prompts and macOS?

Another macOS password prompt can be bypassed with any password

Jan 11, 2018, 1:24am UTC
https://techcrunch.com/2018/01/10/another-macos-password-prompt-can-be-bypassed-with-any-password/ >MacRumors spotted a bug report that affects the current version of macOS High Sierra. In System Preferences, you can unlock the App Store preference pane by typing any password. Apple has reportedly already fixed the bug in beta versions of the next macOS High Sierra update. >While this bug is nowhere as serious as the infamous root login bug, as John Gruber wrote, this one is quite embarrassing. What’s wrong with password prompts and macOS?