CVE-2014-4427 Security feature bypass in n/a

What is CVE-2014-4427?

CVE-2014-4427 is a high-severity vulnerability in Apple Mac Os X, published on 18 Oct 2014. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

App Sandbox in Apple OS X before 10.10 allows attackers to bypass a sandbox protection mechanism via the accessibility API.

Weakness: CWE-264

Which versions are affected by CVE-2014-4427?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Apple Mac Os X.

How do I fix CVE-2014-4427?

No fix has been published for CVE-2014-4427 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2014-4427 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2014-4427 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
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Also known as GHSA-4x25-gh54-whv9.