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		Shank on Nov 28, 2017 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: macOS High Sierra: Anyone can login as “root” with... With user switching enabled as a username + password combo, I was able to login to the root account from the login screen with no password on 10.13.1. It's not just a UI bug, it's a full on authentication bypass.

coreymayo on Nov 28, 2017 [–]

I'm able to do this as well, login as root with no password from the login screen.

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