VIR Vulnerability Intelligence Relay

CVE-2014-4493

high
Published 2015-01-30 · Modified 2026-05-06
CVSS v3
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CVSS v2
7.5
VIR risk
7.5

Description

The app-installation functionality in MobileInstallation in Apple iOS before 8.1.3 allows attackers to obtain control of the local app container by leveraging access to an enterprise distribution certificate for signing a crafted app.

Predictions

Exploit likelihood
20%
Patch ETA
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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.

Mitigations

vendor Authored 2026-05-27

Vendor advisory: product-security@apple.com — http://support.apple.com/HT204245

vendor Authored 2026-05-27

Vendor advisory: product-security@apple.com — http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Jan/msg00001.html

OS impact
OSVersionStatusFixed in
macos macosaffected

References

CWEs

CWE-264

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