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CVE-2014-8827

Status: ModifiedLow (2.1)—

LoginWindow in Apple OS X before 10.10.2 does not transition to the lock-screen state immediately upon being woken from sleep, which allows physically proximate attackers to obtain sensitive information by reading the screen.

CVSS

Exploitation probability (EPSS)

EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System, FIRST) estimates how likely a vulnerability is to be exploited in the wild within 30 days. It complements CVSS (impact) and CISA KEV (confirmed exploitation).

Affected technologies (1)

Apple — MAC OS X

CWEs

References

Raw JSON (NVD)

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