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CVE-2014-8838
The Security component in Apple OS X before 10.10.2 does not properly process cached information about app certificates, which allows…
Medium4.3EPSS 0.85%
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- Updated
- Reserved
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- apple
Description
The Security component in Apple OS X before 10.10.2 does not properly process cached information about app certificates, which allows attackers to bypass the Gatekeeper protection mechanism by leveraging access to a revoked Developer ID certificate for signing a crafted app.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Medium4.3 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 0.85% · top 42% of all CVEs (5 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 4.3.
Weakness
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References (4)
- 1031650 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_transferred
- http://support.apple.com/HT204244 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- APPLE-SA-2015-01-27-4 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_APPLEx_transferred
- macosx-cve20148838-sec-bypass(100525) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
Sources
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- 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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