Note newly discovered security vulnerability in MacOS

On Tuesday, researchers discovered a critical security vulnerability in the newly released MacOS High Sierra. Anyone with physical access to your computer could easily and undetectably gain super-user capabilities. Please contact OIT for assistance in addressing this issue. Users can determine if they are affected by selecting “About This Mac” from the Apple menu; this vulnerability is present in MacOS High Sierra (version 10.13).

Self-help instructions can be found on the Apple website.

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