CVE-2014-8826
LaunchServices in Apple OS X before 10.10.2 does not properly handle file-type metadata, which allows attackers to bypass the Gatekeeper…
- 5.0MediumCVSS base score
- 8.7%Exploitation in 30 daysEPSS · top 4.8% of all CVEs
- NoKnown exploitednot in CISA's KEV catalog
- 1Public exploitsMetasploit, Nuclei and Exploit-DB
Description
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.
Public exploit
An exploit or proof of concept is public: anyone can try it against an unpatched system. The public collections list an Exploit-DB entry for it. A reference of the record is tagged as an exploit.
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Exploit-DB1 entry
- Apple Mac OSX < 10.10.x - GateKeeper Bypass (Exploit-DB entry) (opens in a new tab)
EDB-ID 35934local, osxpublished 29 Jan 2015Not verified
References tagged exploit1 reference
- 35934 (opens in a new tab)exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBx_transferred
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Timeline
ID reserved
By apple
- 3 months later
· 3 months later
Published
- 10 years later
· 10 years later
Record updated
Changes after publication (a new score, a public exploit, EPSS crossing 1, 10 or 50 %, leaving KEV) are kept since November 2026; earlier ones are not known.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Medium5.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 8.7% · top 4.8% of all CVEs (10 Nov 2026)
The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 5.0.
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References
11
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/130147/OS-X-Gatekeeper-Bypass.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- 35934 (opens in a new tab)exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBx_transferred
- 1031650 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_transferred
- 20150128 [AMPLIA-ARA100614] OS X Gatekeeper Bypass Vulnerability (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- http://support.apple.com/HT204244 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 72341 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- 117659 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDBx_transferred
- macosx-cve20148826-sec-bypass(100519) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- APPLE-SA-2015-01-27-4 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_APPLEx_transferred
- 20150128 [AMPLIA-ARA100614] OS X Gatekeeper Bypass Vulnerability (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_FULLDISCx_transferred
- https://www.ampliasecurity.com/advisories/os-x-gatekeeper-bypass-vulnerability.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- EUVD EUVD-2014-8656 (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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