CVE-2014-1264

low
Published 2014-02-27 · Modified 2026-04-29
CVSS v3
CVSS v2
3.3
VIR risk
3.3

Description

Finder in Apple OS X before 10.9.2 does not ensure ACL integrity after the viewing of file ACL information, which allows local users to bypass intended access restrictions in opportunistic circumstances via standard filesystem operations on a file with a damaged ACL.

Predictions

Exploit likelihood
20%
Patch ETA

Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.

Mitigations

vendor Authored 2026-05-27

Vendor advisory: product-security@apple.com — http://support.apple.com/kb/HT6150

OS impact

OSVersionStatusFixed in
macos macosaffected
macos macos10.9affected

References

CWEs

CWE-264

Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.