{"id":"CVE-2014-4492","url":"https://www.cyber-defence.io/tools/cve/CVE-2014-4492","generatedAt":"2026-11-05T06:39:02.557Z","title":"libnetcore in Apple iOS before 8.1.3, Apple OS X before 10.10.2, and Apple TV before 7.0.3 does not verify that certain values have the expected data type, which allows attackers to execute arbitrary code in an _networkd context via a crafted XPC…","description":"libnetcore in Apple iOS before 8.1.3, Apple OS X before 10.10.2, and Apple TV before 7.0.3 does not verify that certain values have the expected data type, which allows attackers to execute arbitrary code in an _networkd context via a crafted XPC message from a sandboxed app, as demonstrated by lack of verification of the XPC dictionary data type.","published":"2015-01-30T11:59:22.000Z","lastModified":"2026-06-17T00:10:07.000Z","status":"Modified","sourceIdentifier":"product-security@apple.com","cvss":{"version":"2.0","score":7.5,"severity":"HIGH","vector":"AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P"},"cwe":["CWE-19"],"affected":["apple/iphone os","apple/mac os x","apple/tvos"],"epss":{"score":0.19725,"percentile":0.97409,"date":"2026-11-04","history":[]},"kev":{"listed":false},"exploits":{"count":1,"verified":true,"firstPublished":"2015-01-20","source":"Exploit-DB (https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb)","entries":[{"edbId":35847,"kind":"exploit","title":"Apple Mac OSX networkd - 'effective_audit_token' XPC Type Confusion Sandbox Escape","url":"https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/35847","sourceUrl":"https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb/-/blob/main/exploits/osx/local/35847.c","file":"exploits/osx/local/35847.c","published":"2015-01-20","added":"2015-01-20","updated":"2015-01-20","author":"Google Security Research","type":"local","platform":"osx","port":null,"verified":true,"codes":["OSVDB-114862","CVE-2014-4492"],"tags":null,"aliases":null,"applicationUrl":null,"screenshotUrl":null,"referenceUrl":null}]},"verdict":{"level":"urgent","text":"EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 19.7%, higher than 97% of all known CVEs. 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