An issue was discovered in certain Apple products. macOS High Sierra before Security Update 2017-001 is affected. The issue involves the Directory Utility component. It allows attackers to obtain administrator access without a password via certain interactions involving entry of the root user name.
When an actor claims to have a given identity, the product does not prove or insufficiently proves that the claim is correct.
| Name | Vendor | Start Version | End Version |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mac_os_x | Apple | 10.13.0 (including) | 10.13.0 (including) |
| Mac_os_x | Apple | 10.13.1 (including) | 10.13.1 (including) |