Vulnerability record · CVE-2014-8835 · published 30 January 2015

CVE-2014-8835: Apple mac os x vulnerability

Apple · Mac Os X

The xpc_data_get_bytes function in libxpc in Apple OS X before 10.10.2 does not verify that a dictionary's Attributes key has the xpc_data data type, which allows attackers to execute arbitrary code by providing a crafted dictionary to sysmond, related to an "XPC type confusion" issue.

9.3 CVSS 2.0 High EPSS 8.3% · top 5.3% CWE-19 · CWE-19

9.3CVSS 2.0 base score

8.3%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days

NoNot in CISA KEV

1Affected product versions listed by NVD

16References, 6 tagged exploit

17 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Affected products

1 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

Mac Os X Apple

References

Link	Tags
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Jan/msg00003.html	Vendor Advisory
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/135701/OS-X-Sysmond-XPC-Type-Confusion-Privilege-Escalation.html
http://support.apple.com/HT204244	Vendor Advisory
http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/35742/	Exploit
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/71992	Exploit
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1031650
https://code.google.com/p/google-security-research/issues/detail?id=121	Exploit
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/100530
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Jan/msg00003.html	Vendor Advisory
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/135701/OS-X-Sysmond-XPC-Type-Confusion-Privilege-Escalation.html
http://support.apple.com/HT204244	Vendor Advisory
http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/35742/	Exploit
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/71992	Exploit
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1031650
https://code.google.com/p/google-security-research/issues/detail?id=121	Exploit
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/100530

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2014-8835), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-26). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.