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CVE-2014-8826

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2014-8826 describes a vulnerability in Apple OS X before version 10.10.2, where LaunchServices improperly handles file-type metadata, allowing attackers to bypass the Gatekeeper security mechanism. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 5.0, indicating a medium severity, and can be exploited remotely with low attack complexity, potentially leading to unauthorized modification of system integrity. While not actively exploited in the wild (KEV), a public exploit (EDB-35934) exists, though there is minimal community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
<= 10.10.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

5.0MEDIUM

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

Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
PARTIAL
Availability Impact
NONE
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
10.0
Impact Score
2.9
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
8.72%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
94.6%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-28
Model: v2026.06.15
ExploitDB: EDB-35934 · Jan 29, 2015
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0872 is in the 93rd percentile among its peer group of 23,725 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, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.4 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

lists.apple.com / archives/security-announce/2015/Jan/msg00003.html
Vendor Advisory
packetstormsecurity.com / files/130147/OS-X-Gatekeeper-Bypass.html
Exploit
seclists.org / fulldisclosure/2015/Jan/109
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com / vulnerabilities/100519
support.apple.com / HT204244
Vendor Advisory
ampliasecurity.com / advisories/os-x-gatekeeper-bypass-vulnerability.html
exploit-db.com / exploits/35934
osvdb.org / 117659
securityfocus.com / archive/1/534567/100/0/threaded
securityfocus.com / bid/72341
securitytracker.com / id/1031650
Exploit