Mail Service in Apple OS X Server before 4.0 does not enforce SACL changes until after a…
Priority LOW 14CWE-264Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- High
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Partial · None · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-264.
Summary
Mail Service in Apple OS X Server before 4.0 does not enforce SACL changes until after a service restart, which allows remote authenticated users to bypass intended access restrictions in opportunistic circumstances by leveraging a change made by an administrator.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.01417 72nd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2014-4446
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-5gxv-qqxp-mxvh
References
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- TI-2013-04465 The RADIUS service in Server App in Apple OS X Server before 3.0 selects a fallback X.509… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 6.8
Sources
- CVE-2014-4446 · CVE Program
- CVE-2014-4446 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-5gxv-qqxp-mxvh · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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