What is CVE-2014-4440?

CVE-2014-4440 is a vulnerability in Apple Mac OS X, classified under CWE-16. Published 2014-10-18.

Is CVE-2014-4440 known to be exploited?

1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Information disclosure in Apple Mac OS X

CVE-2014-4440

The MCX Desktop Config Profiles implementation in Apple OS X before 10.10 retains web-proxy settings from uninstalled mobile-configuration profiles, which allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information in opportunistic circumstances by leveraging access to an unintended proxy server.

Published 2014-10-18 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v2 metric

CVSS v2 base score 2.6 (Low). Vector: AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.021 (81.0th percentile), scored 2026-10-02.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 81st percentile — 81.0% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.021 · newest: 0.021 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Apple Mac OS X

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

tenable/integration-cef

References

exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/97628 (vdb-entry)
archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2014-10/0101.html (vendor-advisory, Broken Link)
www.securitytracker.com/id/1031063 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
www.securityfocus.com/bid/70631 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
support.apple.com/kb/HT6535 (Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2014-4440?: CVE-2014-4440 is a vulnerability in Apple Mac OS X, classified under CWE-16. Published 2014-10-18.
Is CVE-2014-4440 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.