New macOS Vulnerability Could Potentially Give Root Access to Local Users Posted by Sanuj Bhatia on Feb 03, 2021 in macOS, News Finding vulnerabilities in the operating systems isn’t new. A lot of vulnerabilities in macOS have been reported earlier. But, a decade-old vulnerability has been found that could lead to root access being given to local users on Unix-based systems, including macOS Big Sur. A new issue, raised by security researchers in January this year, discloses a vulnerability that can affect Unix-based operating systems like macOS and Linux. Researchers note that the bug has been there for at least a decade, however, this is the first time it has surfaced and has been reported.