# CVE-2014-8831: Security feature bypass in n/a

> Attackers can read restricted keychain items of arbitrary apps by using a crafted app with a self-signed or Developer ID certificate.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.0 (`AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 30 Jan 2015
- **Updated:** 6 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-vqc7-6cx9-jj47

## What is CVE-2014-8831?

CVE-2014-8831 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Apple Mac Os X, published on 30 Jan 2015. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

security_taskgate in Apple OS X before 10.10.2 allows attackers to read group-ACL-restricted keychain items of arbitrary apps via a crafted app with a signature from a (1) self-signed certificate or (2) Developer ID certificate.

Weakness: CWE-264

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2014-8831?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Apple Mac Os X.

## How do I fix CVE-2014-8831?

No fix has been published for CVE-2014-8831 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2014-8831 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2014-8831 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2014-8831 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2014-8831 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Apple Mac Os X, published on 30 Jan 2015. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2014-8831 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Apple Mac Os X. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-8831/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-8831/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-8831
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-8831
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2014-8831

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-8831/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.