CVE-2014-4431

Severity: low (CVSS 2.1 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: 2014-10-18 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-264

Description

Dock in Apple OS X before 10.10 does not properly manage the screen-lock state, which allows physically proximate attackers to view windows by leveraging an unattended workstation.

Affected products

macOS: through 10.9.5

References

http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2014-10/0101.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/70633
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1031063
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/97638
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT6535
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2014-10/0101.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/70633
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1031063
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/97638
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT6535

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