CVE-2014-4493 — The app-installation functionality in MobileInstallation in Apple iOS before 8.1.3 allows attackers to obtain control of the local app container by leveraging access to an enterprise distribution certificate for signing a crafted app

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HIGH

The app-installation functionality in MobileInstallation in Apple iOS before 8.1.3 allows attackers to obtain control of the local app container by leveraging access to an enterprise distribution certificate for signing a crafted app

Published Jan 30, 2015

7.5

HIGH

CVSS 2.0

EPSS 1.01%

Description

The app-installation functionality in MobileInstallation in Apple iOS before 8.1.3 allows attackers to obtain control of the local app container by leveraging access to an enterprise distribution certificate for signing a crafted app.

Affected products

Remediation

No remediation recorded yet.

Metrics

1.01% 0.01013

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

EPSS probability 0.01013

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	1.01% (0.01013)	61.91th	v5 (v2026.06.15)
Jun 15, 2026	1.01% (0.01013)	58.55th	v5 (v2026.06.15)
Mar 17, 2025	0.19% (0.00187)	38.36th	v4 (v2025.03.14)
Dec 12, 2024	0.30% (0.00305)	70.57th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Feb 8, 2024	0.30% (0.00305)	68.92th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Mar 7, 2023	0.30% (0.00305)	64.98th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Mar 6, 2023	0.95% (0.00954)	36.37th	v2 (v2022.01.01)
Sep 2, 2022	0.95% (0.00954)	34.50th	v2 (v2022.01.01)
Apr 1, 2022	0.95% (0.00954)	32.50th	v2 (v2022.01.01)
Feb 4, 2022	0.95% (0.00954)	16.28th	v2 (v2022.01.01)

Weaknesses (1)

CWE-264

References (3)

http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Jan/msg00001.html
vendor-advisoryx_refsource_APPLEVendor Advisory
http://support.apple.com/HT204245
x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1031652
vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK

Link	Providers	Tags
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Jan/msg00001.html		vendor-advisoryx_refsource_APPLEVendor Advisory
http://support.apple.com/HT204245		x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1031652		vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK

Change history (0)

No recorded changes yet.

Sources

CVE.org / MITRE

Status PUBLISHED

Assigner apple

Published Jan 30, 2015

Updated Aug 6, 2024

Reserved Jun 20, 2014

Link CVE-2014-4493

CISA Vulnrichment

Updated n/a

NVD

Status Modified

Modified Jun 17, 2026

Link CVE-2014-4493

Red Hat

Severity n/a

Public date n/a

Links CVE-2014-4493