CVE-2014-4444: Apple Mac OS X

Medium severity, CVSS 4.4. EPSS: 0.3% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

SecurityAgent in Apple OS X before 10.10 does not ensure that a Kerberos ticket is in the cache for the correct user, which allows local users to gain privileges in opportunistic circumstances by leveraging a Fast User Switching login.

Affected products

• Apple Mac OS X: up to and including 10.9.5

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