CVE-2014-1380

low
Published 2014-07-01 · Modified 2026-05-06
CVSS v3
CVSS v2
2.6
VIR risk
2.6

Description

The Security - Keychain component in Apple OS X before 10.9.4 does not properly implement keystroke observers, which allows physically proximate attackers to bypass the screen-lock protection mechanism, and enter characters into an arbitrary window under the lock window, via keyboard input.

Predictions

Exploit likelihood
20%
Patch ETA

Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.

Mitigations

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OS impact

OSVersionStatusFixed in
macos macos10.9affected
macos macos10.9.1affected
macos macos10.9.2affected
macos macos10.9.3affected

References

CWEs

CWE-264

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