"Copy Fail" is a rare Linux bug that can turn an unprivileged user into a root admin in seconds

Copy Fail could represent a significant security risk in the making. The vulnerability was discovered by researchers at ...

New cPanel patch addresses CRLF injection flaw that could grant root server access

The vulnerability has been given a severity score of 9,8, and administrators should patch immediately.
Bleeping Computer

Cisco bugs allow creating admin accounts, executing commands as root

Cisco has fixed critical SD-WAN vManage and HyperFlex HX software security flaws that could enable remote attackers to execute commands as root or create rogue admin accounts. The company also issued ...
Ars Technica

App Store installing apps as root?

I just noticed that the App Store app installs applications I "purchase" with it as chmod root. I'm a bit surprised by this, as it does not ask for an admin password when installing, and on a Unix (OS ...
CNET

OS X TIL articles: AppleWorks 6 and HTML files; Admin vs. root user passwords; Server Late-Breaking News

88148: AppleWorks 6: Unexpectedly Quits When Saving in HTML Format states: "The AppleWorks 6.1 Preview 2 application under Mac OS X 10.0 unexpectedly quits when saving a document in HTML format." The ...