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CVE-2014-4440
The MCX Desktop Config Profiles implementation in Apple OS X before 10.10 retains web-proxy settings from uninstalled mobile-configuration…
Low2.6EPSS 2.1%
- Published
- Updated
- Reserved
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- apple
Description
The MCX Desktop Config Profiles implementation in Apple OS X before 10.10 retains web-proxy settings from uninstalled mobile-configuration profiles, which allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information in opportunistic circumstances by leveraging access to an unintended proxy server.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Low2.6 | AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 2.1% · top 18% of all CVEs (4 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Low 2.6.
Weakness
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References (5)
- macosx-cve20144440-sec-bypass(97628) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- APPLE-SA-2014-10-16-1 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_APPLEx_transferred
- 1031063 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_transferred
- 70631 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- https://support.apple.com/kb/HT6535 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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