Is CVE-2014-4494 being actively exploited?

CVE-2014-4494 is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2014-4494?

CVE-2014-4494 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 6.8 (MEDIUM).

CVE-2014-4494

MEDIUM · CVSS 6.8EPSS 0.9%EU EUVD

Springboard in Apple iOS before 8.1.3 does not properly validate signatures when determining whether to solicit an app trust decision from the user, which allows attackers to bypass intended first-launch restrictions by leveraging access to an enterprise distribution certificate for signing a crafted app.

Key facts

CVSS score: 6.8 (v2.0)
Severity: MEDIUM
CVSS vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Weakness (CWE): CWE-20
EPSS score: 0.9% (60th percentile)
In CISA KEV: No
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2014-4421)
Published: January 30, 2015
NVD last modified: June 17, 2026
Status: Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2014-4421 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 6, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

apple / iphone os

References

http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Jan/msg00001.html(Vendor Advisory)
http://support.apple.com/HT204245(Vendor Advisory)
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1031652

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

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