MEDIUM
The "iCloud Find My Mac" feature in Apple OS X before 10.10 does not properly enforce rate limiting of lost-mode PIN entry, which makes it easier for physically proximate attackers to obtain access via a brute-force attack involving a series of reboots
Published Oct 18, 2014
4.4
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 0.33%
Description
The "iCloud Find My Mac" feature in Apple OS X before 10.10 does not properly enforce rate limiting of lost-mode PIN entry, which makes it easier for physically proximate attackers to obtain access via a brute-force attack involving a series of reboots.
Affected products
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
4.4 MEDIUM NVD
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Access Vector Local
Access Complexity Medium
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Partial
Integrity Impact Partial
Availability Impact Partial
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
0.33% 0.00328
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.00328
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 | 0.33% (0.00328) | 23.51th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.33% (0.00328) | 24.32th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.06% (0.00061) | 16.35th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.19% (0.00191) | 57.90th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 13, 2024 | 0.19% (0.00191) | 56.92th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.19% (0.00191) | 54.89th | 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)
References (5)
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2014-10/0101.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_APPLE
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/70638 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1031063 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/97636 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/70638 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID | |
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1031063 | vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/97636 | 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-2014-4435
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a