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medium 5.0

CVE-2014-8826 json

LaunchServices in Apple OS X before 10.10.2 does not properly handle file-type metadata, which allows attackers to bypass the Gatekeeper pr…

published 11y ago modified 4mo ago also EUVD-2014-8656

cvss
5.0
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
8.7%
EPSS 8.7% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 95%
public exploits
1
Exploit-DB

Summary

LaunchServices in Apple OS X before 10.10.2 does not properly handle file-type metadata, which allows attackers to bypass the Gatekeeper protection mechanism via a crafted JAR archive.

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Timeline

  1. First public exploit (EDB-35934)
  2. Published

Exploit prediction

8.72% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 95% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

Exploits and checks

  • EDB-35934 Apple Mac OSX < 10.10.x - GateKeeper Bypass local, 2015-01-29
  • packetstormsecurity.com http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/130147/OS-X-Gatekeeper-Bypass.html referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
  • securitytracker.com http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1031650 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 5.0 AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-19 Data Processing Errors

References

Sources

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