CVE-2014-7861: Apple Mac OS X

High severity, CVSS 9.3. EPSS: 2.4% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

The IOHIDSecurePromptClient function in Apple OS X does not properly validate pointer values, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (system crash) via a crafted web site.

Affected products

• Apple Mac OS X: any version

Published 2014-10-05. Last modified 2026-06-17.