Is It On KEV?

Apple OS X

YES - ON THE CISA KEV LIST
CVE-2014-4404

Apple OS X Heap-Based Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

CISA catalog due date2022-08-10
overdue since 2022-08-10
EPSS exploit probability (next 30 days)48.9% · 99percentile
From CVE publication to KEV listing2702 days (2014-09-18 → 2022-02-10)
Remediation window (KEV listing to due date)181 days
Days on the KEV list1735 days
Date added to KEV2022-02-10
Known ransomware campaign useUnknown
VendorApple
ProductOS X
Weaknesses (CWE)CWE-119

Apple: 96 entries (5.4% of all KEV entries are from this vendor); 10 added in 2026.

BOD 26-04 note: this is the date printed in the CISA catalog. A federal agency's actual deadline is set by its SSVC tier - Act (3 days), Attend (14 days), Track (60 days), or the next scheduled upgrade - counted from the KEV listing date or the date the vulnerability is identified in its environment, whichever comes first. Use the tier helper on each CVE page for your own window.

Your BOD 26-04 window (SSVC tier helper)

Your remediation window ends:

Description

Heap-based buffer overflow in IOHIDFamily in Apple OS X, which affects, iOS before 8 and Apple TV before 7, allows attackers to execute arbitrary code in a privileged context.

Required action (CISA)

Apply updates per vendor instructions.

Notes

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-4404

References

Other KEV entries for this vendor: Apple

Apple - Vendors with KEV entries

Go deeper

KEV deadlines are a governance problem as much as a patching one. TrebSec's AI governance packs help small teams document, assign, and evidence exactly this work.

AI Governance Policy Pack - $79 AI Vendor Workbook - $49 Both packs bundled - $99

Daily threat briefs at trebsec.com

Check another CVE