Medium 4.4Published Oct 17, 2014

CVE-2014-4435The "iCloud Find My Mac" feature in Apple OS X before 10.10 does not properly enforce rate limiting of lost-mode PIN entry, which makes it easier for physically proximate attackers to obtain access v…

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The "iCloud Find My Mac" feature in Apple OS X before 10.10 does not properly enforce rate limiting of lost-mode PIN entry, which makes it easier for physically proximate attackers to obtain access via a brute-force attack involving a series of reboots.

CVSS: 4.4 MEDIUM (v2.0, NVD)AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Weakness (CWE): CWE-287
Known exploited: Not in CISA's KEV catalog
EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days): Not loaded for this CVE
Assigned by: Not given
NVD analysis: Modified
Record last updated: Jun 16, 2026
First seen by InfoSec Signals: Nov 1, 2026

Affected products

Affected products

apple mac_os_x apple:mac_os_x	through 10.9.5	NVD

References

References

http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2014-10/0101.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/70638
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1031063
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/97636
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT6535	vendor-advisory

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