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CVE-2014-1380

• Severity: low (CVSS 2.6 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2014-07-01 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-264

Description

The Security - Keychain component in Apple OS X before 10.9.4 does not properly implement keystroke observers, which allows physically proximate attackers to bypass the screen-lock protection mechanism, and enter characters into an arbitrary window under the lock window, via keyboard input.

Affected products

• macOS: 10.9, 10.9.1, 10.9.2, 10.9.3

References

• http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2014-06/0172.html
• http://support.apple.com/kb/HT6296
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1030505
• http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2014-06/0172.html
• http://support.apple.com/kb/HT6296
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1030505

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