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CVE-2014-4361

The Home & Lock Screen subsystem in Apple iOS before 8 does not properly restrict the private API for app prominence, which allows attackers to determine the frontmost app by leveraging access to a crafted background app.

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Severity

N/A

EPSS

Probability of exploitation (next 30 days): 0.0059 (0.6%)
Percentile: 69.4%
EPSS: 2026-05-06

Affects

apple:iphone_os

Technical description

The Home & Lock Screen subsystem in Apple iOS before 8 does not properly restrict the private API for app prominence, which allows attackers to determine the frontmost app by leveraging access to a crafted background app.

Published: 9/18/2014, 10:55:08 AM
Last modified: 5/6/2026, 10:30:45 PM

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