CVE-2014-4444
SecurityAgent in Apple OS X before 10.10 does not ensure that a Kerberos ticket is in the cache...
SecurityAgent in Apple OS X before 10.10 does not ensure that a Kerberos ticket is in the cache for the correct user, which allows local users to gain privileges in opportunistic circumstances by leveraging a Fast User Switching login.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
SecurityAgent in Apple OS X before 10.10 does not ensure that a Kerberos ticket is in the cache for the correct user, which allows local users to gain privileges in opportunistic circumstances by leveraging a Fast User Switching login.
- Record
CVE-2014-4444- CVSS 2.0
- 4.4 Medium
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-287
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
SecurityAgent in Apple OS X before 10.10 does not ensure that a Kerberos ticket is in the cache for the correct user, which allows local users to gain privileges in opportunistic circumstances by leveraging a Fast User Switching login.
- Record
CVE-2014-4444- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2014-4371 No score
SecurityAgent in Apple OS X before 10.10 does not ensure that a Kerberos ticket is in the cache for the correct user, which allows local users to gain privileges in opportunistic circumstances by leveraging a Fast User Switching login.
- Record
EUVD-2014-4371- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-2v72-cqvg-78vr No score
SecurityAgent in Apple OS X before 10.10 does not ensure that a Kerberos ticket is in the cache...
SecurityAgent in Apple OS X before 10.10 does not ensure that a Kerberos ticket is in the cache for the correct user, which allows local users to gain privileges in opportunistic circumstances by leveraging a Fast User Switching login.
- Record
GHSA-2v72-cqvg-78vr- Weakness
- CWE-287
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2014-4444 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.4) 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 0.27%, the 20th percentile. No source names a fixed version.