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CVE-2014-8835

36
FAUCET Score

CVE-2014-8835 is a critical vulnerability affecting Apple OS X before version 10.10.2, specifically within the libxpc's xpc_data_get_bytes function. This flaw, stemming from an XPC type confusion, allows attackers to execute arbitrary code by providing a malformed dictionary to the sysmond process. With a CVSS score of 9.3, it presents a high-severity risk with network-based exploitation, medium attack complexity, and complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While not listed in CISA's KEV catalog, an exploit (EDB-35742) exists for privilege escalation, though there is minimal community discussion or media coverage surrounding this vulnerability.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
10.10.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
10.10.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.10.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

9.3HIGH

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

Confidentiality Impact
COMPLETE
Integrity Impact
COMPLETE
Availability Impact
COMPLETE
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
MEDIUM
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
8.6
Impact Score
10.0
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
8.25%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
94.3%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
ExploitDB: EDB-35742 · Jan 10, 2015
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0825 is in the 73rd 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

lists.apple.com / archives/security-announce/2015/Jan/msg00003.html
Vendor Advisory
packetstormsecurity.com / files/135701/OS-X-Sysmond-XPC-Type-Confusion-Privilege-Escalation.html
code.google.com / p/google-security-research/issues/detail
Exploit
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com / vulnerabilities/100530
support.apple.com / HT204244
Vendor Advisory
exploit-db.com / exploits/35742
Exploit
securityfocus.com / bid/71992
Exploit
securitytracker.com / id/1031650