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CVE-2014-4435

• Severity: medium (CVSS 4.4 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.3% 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-287

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

• macOS: through 10.9.5

References

• http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2014-10/0101.html
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/70638
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1031063
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/97636
• https://support.apple.com/kb/HT6535
• http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2014-10/0101.html
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/70638
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1031063
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/97636
• https://support.apple.com/kb/HT6535

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