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CVE-2014-4422

21
FAUCET Score

CVE-2014-4422 describes a vulnerability in Apple iOS before version 8 and Apple TV before version 7, where the kernel utilized a predictable random number generator during early boot. This flaw allowed attackers to bypass kernel-hardening protections by observing random number data from a user-space process. Rated with a CVSS score of 8.1 (HIGH), this vulnerability has a network attack vector and high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability, despite requiring high attack complexity. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
<= 6.2CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:apple:tvos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
6.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:apple:tvos:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
6.0.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:apple:tvos:6.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
6.0.2CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:apple:tvos:6.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
6.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:apple:tvos:6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.0

8.1HIGH

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
HIGH
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
2.2
Impact Score
5.9
CvssVersion
3.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
1.88%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
77.4%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-28
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0188 is in the 35th percentile among its peer group of 8,920 CVEs.

Social Chatter

No social media mentions found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Vendor Patches (1)

applevendor investigatingvia nvd_reference
View patch

References

archives.neohapsis.com / archives/bugtraq/2014-09/0106.html
archives.neohapsis.com / archives/bugtraq/2014-09/0107.html
archives.neohapsis.com / archives/bugtraq/2014-10/0101.html
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com / vulnerabilities/96096
support.apple.com / kb/HT6535
Vendor Advisory
support.apple.com / kb/HT6441
support.apple.com / kb/HT6442
securityfocus.com / bid/69882
securityfocus.com / bid/69911
securitytracker.com / id/1030866