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CVE-2014-4438

Race condition in LoginWindow in Apple OS X before 10.10 allows physically proximate attackers to...

6.9 Medium

Race condition in LoginWindow in Apple OS X before 10.10 allows physically proximate attackers to obtain access by leveraging an unattended workstation on which screen locking had been attempted.

Exploit likelihood

0.24%Down 0.7 points since Feb 4, 2022
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

NVD Score used 6.9

Race condition in LoginWindow in Apple OS X before 10.10 allows physically proximate attackers to obtain access by leveraging an unattended workstation on which screen locking had been attempted.

Record
CVE-2014-4438
CVSS 2.0
6.9 MediumAV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Weakness
CWE-362
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE List No score

Race condition in LoginWindow in Apple OS X before 10.10 allows physically proximate attackers to obtain access by leveraging an unattended workstation on which screen locking had been attempted.

Record
CVE-2014-4438
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2014-4365 No score

Race condition in LoginWindow in Apple OS X before 10.10 allows physically proximate attackers to obtain access by leveraging an unattended workstation on which screen locking had been attempted.

Record
EUVD-2014-4365
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-q7mj-q3mg-mfqp No score

Race condition in LoginWindow in Apple OS X before 10.10 allows physically proximate attackers to...

Race condition in LoginWindow in Apple OS X before 10.10 allows physically proximate attackers to obtain access by leveraging an unattended workstation on which screen locking had been attempted.

Record
GHSA-q7mj-q3mg-mfqp
Weakness
CWE-362
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
aliasesEUVD
first indexedCVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2014-4438 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.9) in Apple Mac Os X, published October 18, 2014. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.24%, the 14th percentile. No source names a fixed version.

References

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