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CVE-2014-4428

16
FAUCET Score

CVE-2014-4428 describes a vulnerability in Apple OS X versions prior to 10.10, where Bluetooth did not enforce encryption for Human Interface Device (HID) Low Energy devices. This flaw allowed remote attackers within Bluetooth range to spoof a legitimate device by exploiting previously established pairings. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 5.4, indicating a medium severity, with an adjacent attack vector, medium attack complexity, and potential for partial compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or inclusion in CISA's KEV catalog, though it garnered limited media coverage and community discussion at the time of its disclosure.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
<= 10.9.5CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

5.4MEDIUM

AV:A/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
PARTIAL
Availability Impact
PARTIAL
Access Vector
ADJACENT_NETWORK
Access Complexity
MEDIUM
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
5.5
Impact Score
6.4
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
0.67%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
48.5%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-28
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0067 is in the 93rd percentile among its peer group of 1,749 CVEs.

Social Chatter

No social media mentions found for this CVE.

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

Media Mentions

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/2014-10/0101.html
secunia.com / advisories/61825
secunia.com / advisories/61827
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com / vulnerabilities/97641
support.apple.com / kb/HT6535
Vendor Advisory
support.apple.com / kb/HT6541
support.apple.com / kb/HT6542
securityfocus.com / archive/1/533746
securityfocus.com / archive/1/533747
securityfocus.com / bid/70636
securitytracker.com / id/1031063