description: 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.
problem types: improper access control
affected:
{
product: macOS High Sierra
vendor: n/a
versions:
status: affected, version: macOS High Sierra
}