Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Oct 18, 2014· Updated Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2014-4438

Description

Race condition in LoginWindow in Apple OS X before 10.10 allows physically proximate attackers to obtain access by leveraging an unattended workstation on which screen locking had been attempted.

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Affected products

Apple Inc./Mac OS X
cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Range: <=10.9.5
Apple Inc./OS Xllm-fuzzy
Range: <10.10

Patches

Vulnerability mechanics

References

support.apple.com/kb/HT6535nvdVendor Advisory
archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2014-10/0101.htmlnvd
www.securityfocus.com/bid/70622nvd
www.securitytracker.com/id/1031063nvd
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/97630nvd

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