# Mac OS X vulnerabilities

> Mac OS X is made by Apple. We track 5,568 published vulnerabilities listed under that exact name, across 138 versions. 65 of them are on the list of flaws known to be exploited, the newest added on 17 September 2024. Apple lists newer releases under their own names, such as Mac OS X Server, so check those pages too.

Canonical page: https://www.precursorintelligence.com/product/apple/mac_os_x

## At a glance

- **Made by:** [Apple](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/vendors/apple)
- **Published vulnerabilities:** 5,568
- **Known to be exploited:** 65 (listed under the name Mac OS X)
- **Versions tracked:** 138
- **Most recently added to the known-exploited list:** [CVE-2014-0497](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/what-is/cve-2014-0497), 17 September 2024. We keep watching the list.

## Is Mac OS X listed under other names?

Apple also lists Mac OS X under more specific names, such as Mac OS X Server and Mac OS X Preview.app. Flaws listed only under those names are counted on their own pages, not here.

- [Mac OS X Server](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/product/apple/mac_os_x_server): 817 published vulnerabilities
- [Mac OS X Preview.app](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/product/apple/mac_os_x_preview.app): 1 published vulnerability

## Which versions of Mac OS X do the exploited flaws hit?

Each exploited flaw lists the versions it affects, as published. "before 10.14.4" means every version up to, but not including, 10.14.4.

- [CVE-2014-0497](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/what-is/cve-2014-0497) (Adobe Flash Player Integer Underflow Vulnerablity): all versions
- [CVE-2019-8526](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/what-is/cve-2019-8526) (Apple macOS Use-After-Free Vulnerability): before 10.14.4
- [CVE-2020-9934](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/what-is/cve-2020-9934) (Apple iOS, iPadOS, and macOS Input Validation Vulnerability): before 10.15.6
- [CVE-2022-2294](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/what-is/cve-2022-2294) (WebRTC Heap Buffer Overflow Vulnerability): before 10.15.7, 10.15.7, 10.15.7-security_update_2020, 10.15.7-security_update_2020-001, 10.15.7-security_update_2020-005, 10.15.7-security_update_2020-007, 10.15.7-security_update_2021-001, 10.15.7-security_update_2021-002, 10.15.7-security_update_2021-003, 10.15.7-security_update_2021-004, 10.15.7-security_update_2021-005, 10.15.7-security_update_2021-006, 10.15.7-security_update_2021-007, 10.15.7-security_update_2021-008, 10.15.7-security_update_2022-001, 10.15.7-security_update_2022-002, 10.15.7-security_update_2022-003, 10.15.7-security_update_2022-004
- [CVE-2021-31010](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/what-is/cve-2021-31010) (Apple iOS, macOS, watchOS Sandbox Bypass Vulnerability): 10.15 to before 10.15.7, 10.15.7, 10.15.7-security_update_2020, 10.15.7-security_update_2020-001, 10.15.7-security_update_2020-005, 10.15.7-security_update_2020-007, 10.15.7-security_update_2021-001, 10.15.7-security_update_2021-002, 10.15.7-security_update_2021-003, 10.15.7-security_update_2021-006, 10.15.7-security_update_2021-007, 10.15.7-security_update_2021-008, 10.15.7-security_update_2022-001, 10.15.7-security_update_2022-002, 10.15.7-security_update_2022-003, 10.15.7-security_update_2022-004, 10.15.7-supplemental_update
- [CVE-2020-3837](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/what-is/cve-2020-3837) (Apple Multiple Products Memory Corruption Vulnerability): before 10.15.3
- [CVE-2018-4344](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/what-is/cve-2018-4344) (Apple Multiple Products Memory Corruption Vulnerability): before 10.14
- [CVE-2019-8605](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/what-is/cve-2019-8605) (Apple Multiple Products Use-After-Free Vulnerability): before 10.14.5
- [CVE-2018-4990](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/what-is/cve-2018-4990) (Adobe Acrobat and Reader Double Free Vulnerability): all versions
- [CVE-2015-8651](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/what-is/cve-2015-8651) (Adobe Flash Player Integer Overflow Vulnerability): all versions
- [CVE-2019-7286](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/what-is/cve-2019-7286) (Apple Multiple Products Memory Corruption Vulnerability): before 10.14.3
- [CVE-2021-1789](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/what-is/cve-2021-1789) (Apple Multiple Products Type Confusion Vulnerability): 10.14 to before 10.14.6, 10.14.6, 10.14.6-security_update_2019-004, 10.14.6-security_update_2019-005, 10.14.6-security_update_2019-006, 10.14.6-security_update_2019-007, 10.14.6-security_update_2020-001, 10.14.6-security_update_2020-002, 10.14.6-security_update_2020-003, 10.14.6-security_update_2020-004, 10.14.6-security_update_2020-005, 10.14.6-security_update_2020-006, 10.14.6-security_update_2020-007, 10.14.6-supplemental_update, 10.14.6-supplemental_update_2, 10.15 to before 10.15.7, 10.15.7, 10.15.7-supplemental_update
- [CVE-2014-9163](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/what-is/cve-2014-9163) (Adobe Flash Player Stack-Based Buffer Overflow Vulnerability): all versions

17 more exploited flaws name Mac OS X without a version of its own (for example as the system other affected software runs on). They are in the list below.

Checked: the 30 most recently added of 50 exploited flaws.

## Which Mac OS X vulnerabilities are being exploited?

50 flaws are on the government list of vulnerabilities known to be exploited, newest first:

- [CVE-2014-0497](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/what-is/cve-2014-0497): Adobe Flash Player Integer Underflow Vulnerablity. Critical, CVSS 9.8, chance of use in 30 days >99%, known exploited since 17 September 2024.
- [CVE-2014-0502](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/what-is/cve-2014-0502): Adobe Flash Player Double Free Vulnerablity. High, CVSS 8.8, chance of use in 30 days 25%, known exploited since 17 September 2024.
- [CVE-2013-0643](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/what-is/cve-2013-0643): Adobe Flash Player Incorrect Default Permissions Vulnerability. High, CVSS 8.8, chance of use in 30 days 11%, known exploited since 17 September 2024.
- [CVE-2013-0648](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/what-is/cve-2013-0648): Adobe Flash Player Code Execution Vulnerability. High, CVSS 8.8, chance of use in 30 days 11%, known exploited since 17 September 2024.
- [CVE-2019-8526](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/what-is/cve-2019-8526): Apple macOS Use-After-Free Vulnerability. High, CVSS 7.8, chance of use in 30 days 0.7%, known exploited since 17 April 2023.
- [CVE-2020-9934](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/what-is/cve-2020-9934): Apple iOS, iPadOS, and macOS Input Validation Vulnerability. Medium, CVSS 5.5, chance of use in 30 days 3.2%, known exploited since 8 September 2022.
- [CVE-2022-2294](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/what-is/cve-2022-2294): WebRTC Heap Buffer Overflow Vulnerability. High, CVSS 8.8, chance of use in 30 days 71%, known exploited since 25 August 2022.
- [CVE-2021-31010](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/what-is/cve-2021-31010): Apple iOS, macOS, watchOS Sandbox Bypass Vulnerability. High, CVSS 7.5, chance of use in 30 days 3.7%, known exploited since 25 August 2022.
- [CVE-2020-3837](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/what-is/cve-2020-3837): Apple Multiple Products Memory Corruption Vulnerability. High, CVSS 7.8, chance of use in 30 days 15%, known exploited since 27 June 2022.
- [CVE-2018-4344](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/what-is/cve-2018-4344): Apple Multiple Products Memory Corruption Vulnerability. High, CVSS 7.8, chance of use in 30 days 2.4%, known exploited since 27 June 2022.
- [CVE-2019-8605](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/what-is/cve-2019-8605): Apple Multiple Products Use-After-Free Vulnerability. High, CVSS 7.8, chance of use in 30 days 18%, known exploited since 27 June 2022.
- [CVE-2009-3953](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/what-is/cve-2009-3953): Adobe Acrobat and Reader Universal 3D Remote Code Execution Vulnerability. High, CVSS 8.8, chance of use in 30 days 83%, known exploited since 8 June 2022.
- [CVE-2009-4324](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/what-is/cve-2009-4324): Adobe Acrobat and Reader Use-After-Free Vulnerability. High, CVSS 7.8, chance of use in 30 days 82%, known exploited since 8 June 2022.
- [CVE-2010-1297](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/what-is/cve-2010-1297): Adobe Flash Player Memory Corruption Vulnerability. High, CVSS 7.8, chance of use in 30 days 83%, known exploited since 8 June 2022.
- [CVE-2011-0609](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/what-is/cve-2011-0609): Adobe Flash Player Unspecified Vulnerability. High, CVSS 7.8, chance of use in 30 days 64%, known exploited since 8 June 2022.
- [CVE-2011-2462](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/what-is/cve-2011-2462): Adobe Reader and Acrobat Universal 3D Memory Corruption Vulnerability. Critical, CVSS 9.8, chance of use in 30 days 89%, known exploited since 8 June 2022.
- [CVE-2012-0754](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/what-is/cve-2012-0754): Adobe Flash Player Memory Corruption Vulnerability. High, CVSS 8.1, chance of use in 30 days 91%, known exploited since 8 June 2022.
- [CVE-2012-0767](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/what-is/cve-2012-0767): Adobe Flash Player Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) Vulnerability. Medium, CVSS 6.1, chance of use in 30 days 6.2%, known exploited since 8 June 2022.
- [CVE-2018-4990](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/what-is/cve-2018-4990): Adobe Acrobat and Reader Double Free Vulnerability. High, CVSS 8.8, chance of use in 30 days 36%, known exploited since 8 June 2022.
- [CVE-2015-0310](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/what-is/cve-2015-0310): Adobe Flash Player ASLR Bypass Vulnerability. Critical, CVSS 9.8, chance of use in 30 days 15%, known exploited since 25 May 2022.
- [CVE-2015-8651](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/what-is/cve-2015-8651): Adobe Flash Player Integer Overflow Vulnerability. High, CVSS 8.8, chance of use in 30 days 68%, known exploited since 25 May 2022.
- [CVE-2016-0984](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/what-is/cve-2016-0984): Adobe Flash Player and AIR Use-After-Free Vulnerability. High, CVSS 8.8, chance of use in 30 days 55%, known exploited since 25 May 2022.
- [CVE-2016-1010](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/what-is/cve-2016-1010): Adobe Flash Player and AIR Integer Overflow Vulnerability. High, CVSS 8.8, chance of use in 30 days 19%, known exploited since 25 May 2022.
- [CVE-2014-8439](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/what-is/cve-2014-8439): Adobe Flash Player Dereferenced Pointer Vulnerability. High, CVSS 8.8, chance of use in 30 days 20%, known exploited since 25 May 2022.
- [CVE-2018-5002](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/what-is/cve-2018-5002): Adobe Flash Player Stack-based Buffer Overflow Vulnerability. Critical, CVSS 9.8, chance of use in 30 days 25%, known exploited since 23 May 2022.
- [CVE-2019-7286](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/what-is/cve-2019-7286): Apple Multiple Products Memory Corruption Vulnerability. High, CVSS 7.8, chance of use in 30 days 16%, known exploited since 23 May 2022.
- [CVE-2021-1789](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/what-is/cve-2021-1789): Apple Multiple Products Type Confusion Vulnerability. High, CVSS 8.8, chance of use in 30 days 14%, known exploited since 4 May 2022.
- [CVE-2015-0311](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/what-is/cve-2015-0311): Adobe Flash Player Remote Code Execution Vulnerability. Critical, CVSS 9.8, chance of use in 30 days 86%, known exploited since 13 April 2022.
- [CVE-2014-9163](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/what-is/cve-2014-9163): Adobe Flash Player Stack-Based Buffer Overflow Vulnerability. Critical, CVSS 9.8, chance of use in 30 days 21%, known exploited since 13 April 2022.
- [CVE-2015-3113](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/what-is/cve-2015-3113): Adobe Flash Player Heap-Based Buffer Overflow Vulnerability. Critical, CVSS 9.8, chance of use in 30 days >99%, known exploited since 13 April 2022.
- [CVE-2015-0313](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/what-is/cve-2015-0313): Adobe Flash Player Use-After-Free Vulnerability. Critical, CVSS 9.8, chance of use in 30 days 95%, known exploited since 13 April 2022.
- [CVE-2022-22674](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/what-is/cve-2022-22674): Apple macOS Out-of-Bounds Read Vulnerability. Medium, CVSS 5.5, chance of use in 30 days 1.1%, known exploited since 4 April 2022.
- [CVE-2016-4171](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/what-is/cve-2016-4171): Adobe Flash Player Remote Code Execution Vulnerability. Critical, CVSS 9.8, chance of use in 30 days 20%, known exploited since 25 March 2022.
- [CVE-2016-7892](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/what-is/cve-2016-7892): Adobe Flash Player Use-After-Free Vulnerability. High, CVSS 8.8, chance of use in 30 days 19%, known exploited since 25 March 2022.
- [CVE-2012-1823](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/what-is/cve-2012-1823): PHP-CGI Query String Parameter Vulnerability. Critical, CVSS 9.8, chance of use in 30 days >99%, known exploited since 25 March 2022.
- [CVE-2013-0625](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/what-is/cve-2013-0625): Adobe ColdFusion Authentication Bypass Vulnerability. Critical, CVSS 9.8, chance of use in 30 days 94%, known exploited since 7 March 2022.
- [CVE-2013-0631](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/what-is/cve-2013-0631): Adobe ColdFusion Information Disclosure Vulnerability. High, CVSS 7.5, chance of use in 30 days 66%, known exploited since 7 March 2022.
- [CVE-2013-0629](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/what-is/cve-2013-0629): Adobe ColdFusion Directory Traversal Vulnerability. High, CVSS 7.5, chance of use in 30 days 66%, known exploited since 7 March 2022.
- [CVE-2015-3043](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/what-is/cve-2015-3043): Adobe Flash Player Memory Corruption Vulnerability. Critical, CVSS 9.8, chance of use in 30 days 74%, known exploited since 3 March 2022.
- [CVE-2013-0641](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/what-is/cve-2013-0641): Adobe Reader Buffer Overflow Vulnerability. High, CVSS 7.8, chance of use in 30 days 32%, known exploited since 3 March 2022.
- [CVE-2015-5119](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/what-is/cve-2015-5119): Adobe Flash Player Use-After-Free Vulnerability. Critical, CVSS 9.8, chance of use in 30 days >99%, known exploited since 3 March 2022.
- [CVE-2015-7645](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/what-is/cve-2015-7645): Adobe Flash Player Arbitrary Code Execution Vulnerability. High, CVSS 7.8, chance of use in 30 days 65%, known exploited since 3 March 2022.
- [CVE-2016-1019](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/what-is/cve-2016-1019): Adobe Flash Player Arbitrary Code Execution Vulnerability. Critical, CVSS 9.8, chance of use in 30 days 22%, known exploited since 3 March 2022.
- [CVE-2016-7855](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/what-is/cve-2016-7855): Adobe Flash Player Use-After-Free Vulnerability. High, CVSS 8.8, chance of use in 30 days 25%, known exploited since 3 March 2022.
- [CVE-2017-11292](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/what-is/cve-2017-11292): Adobe Flash Player Type Confusion Vulnerability. High, CVSS 8.8, chance of use in 30 days 12%, known exploited since 3 March 2022.
- [CVE-2013-0640](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/what-is/cve-2013-0640): Adobe Reader and Acrobat Memory Corruption Vulnerability. High, CVSS 7.8, chance of use in 30 days 87%, known exploited since 3 March 2022.
- [CVE-2011-0611](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/what-is/cve-2011-0611): Adobe Flash Player Remote Code Execution Vulnerability. High, CVSS 8.8, chance of use in 30 days >99%, known exploited since 3 March 2022.
- [CVE-2012-1535](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/what-is/cve-2012-1535): Adobe Flash Player Arbitrary Code Execution Vulnerability. High, CVSS 7.8, chance of use in 30 days 70%, known exploited since 3 March 2022.
- [CVE-2014-0496](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/what-is/cve-2014-0496): Adobe Reader and Acrobat Use-After-Free Vulnerability. Critical, CVSS 9.8, chance of use in 30 days 40%, known exploited since 3 March 2022.
- [CVE-2018-15982](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/what-is/cve-2018-15982): Adobe Flash Player Use-After-Free Vulnerability. Critical, CVSS 9.8, chance of use in 30 days 90%, known exploited since 15 February 2022.

## Which Mac OS X flaws are most likely to be used?

Ranked by the latest exploit-likelihood forecast (the chance each flaw is used in an attack in the next 30 days):

- [CVE-2008-0226](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/what-is/cve-2008-0226): 92%, High (CVSS 7.5)
- [CVE-2002-0656](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/what-is/cve-2002-0656): 90%, High (CVSS 7.5)
- [CVE-2003-0201](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/what-is/cve-2003-0201): 85%, Critical (CVSS 10.0)
- [CVE-2009-3953](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/what-is/cve-2009-3953): 83%, High (CVSS 8.8), known exploited
- [CVE-2009-4324](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/what-is/cve-2009-4324): 82%, High (CVSS 7.8), known exploited
- [CVE-2003-0466](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/what-is/cve-2003-0466): 78%, Critical (CVSS 9.8)
- [CVE-2007-3798](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/what-is/cve-2007-3798): 70%, Critical (CVSS 9.8)
- [CVE-2010-3654](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/what-is/cve-2010-3654): 70%, Critical (CVSS 9.3)
- [CVE-2003-0694](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/what-is/cve-2003-0694): 66%, Critical (CVSS 10.0)

## Questions

### How many vulnerabilities does Mac OS X have?

We track 5,568 published vulnerabilities listed under the name Mac OS X, across 138 versions. The most recent Mac OS X flaw added to the known-exploited list is CVE-2014-0497, on 17 September 2024.

### Which Mac OS X vulnerabilities are being exploited?

65 are on the list of flaws known to be exploited. The most recently added are CVE-2014-0497, CVE-2014-0502 and CVE-2013-0643.

### Why are newer Mac OS X flaws missing from this page?

Apple also lists Mac OS X under more specific names, such as Mac OS X Server and Mac OS X Preview.app. Flaws listed only under those names are counted on their own pages, not here. Open the release you run to see its own list.

### Which versions of Mac OS X do the exploited flaws affect?

Each flaw names its own versions, usually as ranges. The newest, CVE-2014-0497, affects all versions. The versions for every exploited flaw are listed on this page.

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