CVE-2014-4432 — fdesetup in Apple OS X before 10.10 does not properly display the encryption status in between a setting-update action and a reboot action, which might make it easier for physically proximate attackers to obtain cleartext data by leveraging ignorance of the reboot requirement

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fdesetup in Apple OS X before 10.10 does not properly display the encryption status in between a setting-update action and a reboot action, which might make it easier for physically proximate attackers to obtain cleartext data by leveraging ignorance of the reboot requirement

Published Oct 18, 2014

4.7

MEDIUM

CVSS 2.0

EPSS 0.22%

Description

fdesetup in Apple OS X before 10.10 does not properly display the encryption status in between a setting-update action and a reboot action, which might make it easier for physically proximate attackers to obtain cleartext data by leveraging ignorance of the reboot requirement.

Affected products

Remediation

No remediation recorded yet.

Metrics

0.22% 0.00217

Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.

EPSS probability 0.00217

Score over time

2022–2026

EPSS v2
EPSS v3
EPSS v4
EPSS v5

Percentile over time

EPSS v2
EPSS v3
EPSS v4
EPSS v5

Table of values (10 key points)

Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.

Date	Score	Percentile	Model
Oct 1, 2026	0.22% (0.00217)	10.93th	v5 (v2026.06.15)
Jun 15, 2026	0.22% (0.00217)	11.95th	v5 (v2026.06.15)
Mar 17, 2025	0.04% (0.00041)	9.56th	v4 (v2025.03.14)
Dec 12, 2024	0.11% (0.00115)	46.87th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Jul 10, 2024	0.11% (0.00115)	45.64th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Mar 7, 2023	0.11% (0.00115)	43.58th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Mar 6, 2023	1.02% (0.01018)	40.69th	v2 (v2022.01.01)
Sep 10, 2022	1.02% (0.01018)	38.88th	v2 (v2022.01.01)
Apr 1, 2022	1.02% (0.01018)	36.86th	v2 (v2022.01.01)
Feb 4, 2022	1.02% (0.01018)	19.50th	v2 (v2022.01.01)

Weaknesses (1)

CWE-310

References (5)

http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2014-10/0101.html
vendor-advisoryx_refsource_APPLE
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/70632
vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1031063
vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/97637
vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT6535
x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory

Link	Providers	Tags
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2014-10/0101.html		vendor-advisoryx_refsource_APPLE
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/70632		vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1031063		vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/97637		vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT6535		x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory

Change history (0)

No recorded changes yet.

Sources

CVE.org / MITRE

Status PUBLISHED

Assigner apple

Published Oct 18, 2014

Updated Aug 6, 2024

Reserved Jun 20, 2014

Link CVE-2014-4432

CISA Vulnrichment

Updated n/a

NVD

Status Modified

Modified Jun 17, 2026

Link CVE-2014-4432

Red Hat

Severity n/a

Public date n/a

Links CVE-2014-4432