New macOS High Sierra Bug With Any Password Changing App Store Preferences

[engine]

Another any password bug on macOS High Sierra allows App Store preferences to be changed.

If you're running macOS High Sierra, try this:

Open System Preferences.

Click on App Store.

If the padlock is unlocked, click to lock it.

Click the padlock to unlock it.

In the prompt, enter your username and any password.

The App Store preferences pane should unlock. We tried it on a new iMac and MacBook Pro, both with macOS 10.13.2, and it worked.

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[not2easy]

The bad new is that I verified it on one laptop. The good news is that there is a fix (in OSX 13.3.3 - currently beta) rolling out shortly. I have not updated to High Sierra, I am one of those slow pokes who waits for apps to be updated before jumping on the next update.