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CVE-2014-4432

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2014-4432 describes a vulnerability in Apple OS X before version 10.10 where the fdesetup utility fails to accurately display the encryption status between a setting update and a system reboot. This flaw could allow a physically proximate attacker to access cleartext data due to a user's unawareness of the pending encryption status. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 4.7, indicating a medium severity with local access, medium attack complexity, and a high impact on confidentiality. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.

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

4.7MEDIUM

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

Confidentiality Impact
COMPLETE
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
NONE
Access Vector
LOCAL
Access Complexity
MEDIUM
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
3.4
Impact Score
6.9
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
0.22%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
12.3%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-28
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0022 is in the 5th percentile among its peer group of 1,595 CVEs.

Social Chatter

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

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 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
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com / vulnerabilities/97637
support.apple.com / kb/HT6535
Vendor Advisory
securityfocus.com / bid/70632
securitytracker.com / id/1031063