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Re:macOS High Sierra: Anyone can login as “root” with empty ... by yoz-y on Wednesday November 29, 2017 @11:26AM (#15808022)
I thought it was confirmed that it is new to High Sierra, it was indeed lingering on forums as a "administrator hint" though.
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Re:macOS High Sierra: Anyone can login as “root” with empty ... by hellofunk on Wednesday November 29, 2017 @12:09PM (#15808541)
I think you are right, but it's still been in the wild for several months, despite that Apple just realized a comment claiming they discovered the problem yesterday.
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