Is CVE-2014-4425 being actively exploited?

CVE-2014-4425 is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2014-4425?

CVE-2014-4425 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 4.6 (MEDIUM).

CVE-2014-4425

MEDIUM · CVSS 4.6EPSS 0.3%EU EUVD

CFPreferences in Apple OS X before 10.10 does not properly enforce the "require password after sleep or screen saver begins" setting, which makes it easier for physically proximate attackers to obtain access by leveraging an unattended workstation.

Key facts

CVSS score: 4.6 (v2.0)
Severity: MEDIUM
CVSS vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Weakness (CWE): CWE-287
EPSS score: 0.3% (28th percentile)
In CISA KEV: No
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2014-4352)
Published: October 18, 2014
NVD last modified: June 17, 2026
Status: Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2014-4352 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 6, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

apple / mac os x

Certified products that may be affected

2 FIPS 140 or Common Criteria certified products, from automated matching by sec-certs.org.

Apple Mac OS X 10.6 - Apple Inc. - Common Criteria BSI-DSZ-CC-0536-2010 - archived
Apple Mac OS X v10.3.6 and Apple Mac OS X Server V10.3.6 - Apple Inc. - Common Criteria CCEVS-VR-0086-2005 - archived

References

Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS

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