CVE-2014-4440: Apple Mac OS X

Low severity, CVSS 2.6. EPSS: 2.1% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

The MCX Desktop Config Profiles implementation in Apple OS X before 10.10 retains web-proxy settings from uninstalled mobile-configuration profiles, which allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information in opportunistic circumstances by leveraging access to an unintended proxy server.

Affected products

• Apple Mac OS X: up to and including 10.9.5

Published 2014-10-18. Last modified 2026-06-17.