CVE-2014-4498
The CPU Software in Apple OS X before 10.10.2 allows physically proximate attackers to modify...
The CPU Software in Apple OS X before 10.10.2 allows physically proximate attackers to modify firmware during the EFI update process by inserting a Thunderbolt device with crafted code in an Option ROM, aka the "Thunderstrike" issue.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
The CPU Software in Apple OS X before 10.10.2 allows physically proximate attackers to modify firmware during the EFI update process by inserting a Thunderbolt device with crafted code in an Option ROM, aka the "Thunderstrike" issue.
- Record
CVE-2014-4498- CVSS 2.0
- 4.7 Medium
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:C/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-17
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
The CPU Software in Apple OS X before 10.10.2 allows physically proximate attackers to modify firmware during the EFI update process by inserting a Thunderbolt device with crafted code in an Option ROM, aka the "Thunderstrike" issue.
- Record
CVE-2014-4498- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2014-4425 No score
The CPU Software in Apple OS X before 10.10.2 allows physically proximate attackers to modify firmware during the EFI update process by inserting a Thunderbolt device with crafted code in an Option ROM, aka the "Thunderstrike" issue.
- Record
EUVD-2014-4425- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-r7fr-qjq8-mphj No score
The CPU Software in Apple OS X before 10.10.2 allows physically proximate attackers to modify...
The CPU Software in Apple OS X before 10.10.2 allows physically proximate attackers to modify firmware during the EFI update process by inserting a Thunderbolt device with crafted code in an Option ROM, aka the "Thunderstrike" issue.
- Record
GHSA-r7fr-qjq8-mphj- 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-2014-4498 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.7) 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 0.39%, the 33rd percentile. No source names a fixed version.