Apple's macOS Gatekeeper found asleep on the job: Flaw put users 'at grave risk' of malware infection
Bug that let malicious files slip past defenses now fixed in Big Sur 11.3 Share Copy Apple has released macOS 11.3, fixing a serious flaw that allowed an attacker to sneak malicious files past the operating system's Gatekeeper security mechanism. Gatekeeper is one of the primary macOS defenses against the installation of malware, explained Cedric Owens, the security researcher who found the bug, in a message to The Register. The vulnerability, he said, lets an attacker rig a malicious file so it won't get blocked by Gatekeeper when a user tries to open it. He considers it to be one o...
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