New security flaw detected in macos high sierra

Apple has long suffered from major headaches with vulnerabilities. Now, a new one has been detected. In this case it is a security problem in macOS High Sierra. Due to this failure, it is possible to access the private settings of the App Store. Furthermore, it is possible by entering any password.

New security flaw detected in macOS High Sierra

If this security breach is exploited, anyone could unlock the preferences of the App Store. So you could enable settings, install applications, access system data files, or manage security updates. It is surprising that it is so easy to have access. Although it seems that the attacker has to be registered as an administrator.

Security flaw in macOS High Sierra

This new security flaw has been revealed in a bug report submitted in Open Radar. It can happen in macOS Sierra 10.13.2. So users with this version are also vulnerable to this problem. While it seems that those users with 10.13.3, whose beta is already available, are not affected by this failure. Which seems to say that Apple has managed to rectify the failure, at least in this version.

For users it is possible to check if they are vulnerable to the failure and to protect themselves from it. You have to follow these simple steps:

• Register as a local administrator Go to system preferences Select App Store Click the padlock icon Enter any password in the registration window Give it to unlock

If you have access, then the bug exists. What you need to make sure is that the padlock icon is closed at all times. That is something important.

This is a new password problem that has been detected in macOS High Sierra in recent months. One was already detected in November. So there is clearly something wrong with Apple. We hope that this failure does not have too many consequences for users.

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