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CVE-2014-1380

The Security - Keychain component in Apple OS X before 10.9.4 does not properly implement keystroke observers, which allows physically proximate attackers to bypass the screen-lock protection mechanism, and enter characters into an arbitrary window under the lock window, via keyboard input.

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Severity

N/A

EPSS

Probability of exploitation (next 30 days): 0.0007 (0.1%)
Percentile: 20.5%
EPSS: 2026-05-06

Affects

apple:mac_os_x

Technical description

The Security - Keychain component in Apple OS X before 10.9.4 does not properly implement keystroke observers, which allows physically proximate attackers to bypass the screen-lock protection mechanism, and enter characters into an arbitrary window under the lock window, via keyboard input.

Published: 7/1/2014, 10:17:27 AM
Last modified: 5/6/2026, 10:30:45 PM

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