{"id":95634,"date":"2017-11-30T12:01:28","date_gmt":"2017-11-30T12:01:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sftarticles.wpenginepowered.com\/en\/?p=95634"},"modified":"2025-07-01T23:43:16","modified_gmt":"2025-07-02T06:43:16","slug":"how-did-this-weeks-mac-vulnerability-affect-you","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/how-did-this-weeks-mac-vulnerability-affect-you\/","title":{"rendered":"How did this week’s Mac security vulnerability affect you?"},"content":{"rendered":"

You spend your life hearing from your Apple fanboy friends that their Macs are so much secure than your Windows PC.\u00a0<\/strong>Then, out of nowhere, a software analyst on Twitter comes along highlights the most basic security flaw. <\/strong>That’s what’s happening with MacOS Sierra.<\/p>\n

Apple being Apple meant it didn\u2019t take long before an official patch was released,<\/strong> but for one glorious day, all those Apple fanboys were fiddling around with unofficial fixes and flapping about the security of their glorious Macs. Let\u2019s have a look at the whole saga in a bit more detail.<\/p>\n

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Nov. 28,<\/span> 2017 \u2013 10:38AM<\/h3>\n
All hell breaks loose<\/h5>\n

Lemi Orhan Ergin<\/a>, a software craftsman and analyst, highlights on Twitter a \u201c*HUGE*\u201d security issue<\/strong> that, he says, affects all Macs running MacOS Sierra<\/strong>. The vulnerability allows people to log into any Mac by entering root<\/strong> into the username, leaving the password blank<\/strong> and clicking login several times<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

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Dear @AppleSupport<\/a>, we noticed a *HUGE* security issue at MacOS High Sierra. Anyone can login as "root" with empty password after clicking on login button several times. Are you aware of it @Apple<\/a>?<\/p>\n

— Lemi Orhan Ergin (@lemiorhan) November 28, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n