CVE-2014-8833
SpotlightIndex in Apple OS X before 10.10.2 does not properly perform deserialization during...
SpotlightIndex in Apple OS X before 10.10.2 does not properly perform deserialization during access to a permission cache, which allows local users to read search results associated with other users' protected files via a Spotlight query.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
SpotlightIndex in Apple OS X before 10.10.2 does not properly perform deserialization during access to a permission cache, which allows local users to read search results associated with other users' protected files via a Spotlight query.
- Record
CVE-2014-8833- CVSS 2.0
- 2.1 Low
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-284
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
SpotlightIndex in Apple OS X before 10.10.2 does not properly perform deserialization during access to a permission cache, which allows local users to read search results associated with other users' protected files via a Spotlight query.
- Record
CVE-2014-8833- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2014-8663 No score
SpotlightIndex in Apple OS X before 10.10.2 does not properly perform deserialization during access to a permission cache, which allows local users to read search results associated with other users' protected files via a Spotlight query.
- Record
EUVD-2014-8663- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-hrv4-h3r9-fhhc No score
SpotlightIndex in Apple OS X before 10.10.2 does not properly perform deserialization during...
SpotlightIndex in Apple OS X before 10.10.2 does not properly perform deserialization during access to a permission cache, which allows local users to read search results associated with other users' protected files via a Spotlight query.
- Record
GHSA-hrv4-h3r9-fhhc- Weakness
- CWE-284
- 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-2014-8833 is a low vulnerability (CVSS 2.1) in Apple Mac Os X, published January 30, 2015. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.33%, the 26th percentile. No source names a fixed version.