01 Record
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 protection mechanism via a crafted JAR archive.
UnratedPUBLISHEDCNA: apple
CNA base scoreUnratedNo CNA CVSS vector
02 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.
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
- SSVC decision
- Not assessed by CISA
- EPSS probability
- 8.72% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 94.6% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- The NVD has published no score for this record
- NVD CVSS vector
- No NVD score to derive
- NVD analysis status
- Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-17.
- Red Hat severity
- No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2015-01-30 11:00Z11 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2024-08-06 13:26Z2 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2014-11-14
- Assigning CNA
- apple
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Not rated by the issuing CNA
- CNA CVSS vector
- Not published by the issuing CNA
- Weaknesses
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- b6784149ffdd9d4d8d71305d42147def99b504c06aaf45ee114cf878f43f6ed3
05 Affected products
VendorProductVersionsPlatforms
06 References
- packetstormsecurity.comhttp://packetstormsecurity.com/files/130147/OS-X-Gatekeeper-Bypass.html
- www.exploit-db.com35934http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/35934
- www.securitytracker.com1031650http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1031650
- www.securityfocus.com20150128 [AMPLIA-ARA100614] OS X Gatekeeper Bypass Vulnerabilityhttp://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/534567/100/0/threaded
- support.apple.comhttp://support.apple.com/HT204244
- www.securityfocus.com72341http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/72341
- www.osvdb.org117659http://www.osvdb.org/117659
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.commacosx-cve20148826-sec-bypass(100519)https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/100519
- lists.apple.comAPPLE-SA-2015-01-27-4http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Jan/msg00003.html
- seclists.org20150128 [AMPLIA-ARA100614] OS X Gatekeeper Bypass Vulnerabilityhttp://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2015/Jan/109
- www.ampliasecurity.comhttps://www.ampliasecurity.com/advisories/os-x-gatekeeper-bypass-vulnerability.html