Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Jan 30, 2015· Updated Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2014-8838

Description

The Security component in Apple OS X before 10.10.2 does not properly process cached information about app certificates, which allows attackers to bypass the Gatekeeper protection mechanism by leveraging access to a revoked Developer ID certificate for signing a crafted app.

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Affected products

Apple Inc./Mac OS X
cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Range: <=10.10.1
Apple Inc./OS Xllm-fuzzy
Range: <10.10.2

Patches

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References

lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Jan/msg00003.htmlnvdVendor Advisory
support.apple.com/HT204244nvdVendor Advisory
www.securitytracker.com/id/1031650nvd
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/100525nvd

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