CVE-2014-4428

Severity: medium (CVSS 5.4 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.7% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2014-10-18 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-310

Description

Bluetooth in Apple OS X before 10.10 does not require encryption for HID Low Energy devices, which allows remote attackers to spoof a device by leveraging previous pairing.

Affected products

macOS: through 10.9.5

References

http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2014-10/0101.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/61825
http://secunia.com/advisories/61827
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/533746
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/533747
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/70636
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1031063
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/97641
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT6535
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT6541
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT6542
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2014-10/0101.html

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