Is CVE-2014-8832 being actively exploited?

CVE-2014-8832 is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2014-8832?

CVE-2014-8832 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 4.9 (MEDIUM).

CVE-2014-8832

MEDIUM · CVSS 4.9EPSS 0.4%EU EUVD

The indexing functionality in Spotlight in Apple OS X before 10.10.2 writes memory contents to an external hard drive, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information by reading from this drive.

Key facts

CVSS score: 4.9 (v2.0)
Severity: MEDIUM
CVSS vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:N/A:N
Weakness (CWE): CWE-200
EPSS score: 0.4% (29th percentile)
In CISA KEV: No
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2014-8662)
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-2014-8662 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

http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Jan/msg00003.html(Vendor Advisory)
http://support.apple.com/HT204244(Vendor Advisory)
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1031650
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/100528

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

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