Apple's macOS High Sierra has a ridiculously simple security flaw that could be exploited. Photo / Supplied
Apple users have noticed a troubling flaw in the company's Mac operating system which lets people circumnavigate password protocols to gain access to the computer.
Raising alarming privacy concerns, it means anyone with physical access to your MacBook or iMac can create a phantom profile that won't show up on
real admin accounts if the machine is running the new High Sierra operating system.
In the device's System Preferences, under Users & Groups, you can click on the lock and gain system administrator access by simply entering the username "root" and leaving the password blank. After hitting enter a few times it grants access. Once that is done, the trick can be used to log into the computer at any time.
The flaw appears to have been first reported by software developer Lemi Orhan Ergin who tweeted the fault to Apple's support team this morning.
