CVE-2014-8839
Spotlight in Apple OS X before 10.10.2 does not enforce the Mail "Load remote content in messages...
Spotlight in Apple OS X before 10.10.2 does not enforce the Mail "Load remote content in messages" configuration, which allows remote attackers to discover recipient IP addresses by including an inline image in an HTML e-mail message and logging HTTP requests for this image's URL.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Spotlight in Apple OS X before 10.10.2 does not enforce the Mail "Load remote content in messages" configuration, which allows remote attackers to discover recipient IP addresses by including an inline image in an HTML e-mail message and logging HTTP requests for this image's URL.
- Record
CVE-2014-8839- CVSS 2.0
- 5.0 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-200
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Spotlight in Apple OS X before 10.10.2 does not enforce the Mail "Load remote content in messages" configuration, which allows remote attackers to discover recipient IP addresses by including an inline image in an HTML e-mail message and logging HTTP requests for this image's URL.
- Record
CVE-2014-8839- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2014-8669 No score
Spotlight in Apple OS X before 10.10.2 does not enforce the Mail "Load remote content in messages" configuration, which allows remote attackers to discover recipient IP addresses by including an inline image in an HTML e-mail message and logging HTTP requests for this image's URL.
- Record
EUVD-2014-8669- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-mprw-45g6-vv6w No score
Spotlight in Apple OS X before 10.10.2 does not enforce the Mail "Load remote content in messages...
Spotlight in Apple OS X before 10.10.2 does not enforce the Mail "Load remote content in messages" configuration, which allows remote attackers to discover recipient IP addresses by including an inline image in an HTML e-mail message and logging HTTP requests for this image's URL.
- Record
GHSA-mprw-45g6-vv6w- Weakness
- CWE-200
- 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-2014-8839 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.0) 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 2.10%, the 81st percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
theregister.co.uk/2015/01/10/spotlight_caught_spreading_your_delicates
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/100527
securitytracker.com/id/1031521
support.apple.com/HT204244
heise.de/newsticker/meldung/Datenschutzpanne-in-Mac-OS-X-Yosemite-2514198.html
lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Jan/msg00003.html
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-8839
github.com/advisories/GHSA-mprw-45g6-vv6w