CVE-2014-8824: Apple Mac OS X

High severity, CVSS 10.0. EPSS: 2.9% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

The kernel in Apple OS X before 10.10.2 does not properly validate IODataQueue object metadata fields, which allows attackers to execute arbitrary code in a privileged context via a crafted app.

Affected products

• Apple Mac OS X: up to and including 10.10.1

Published 2015-01-30. Last modified 2026-06-17.