{"uuid": "08ff43e4-9fa4-404d-997e-ede0172efbf5", "vulnerability_lookup_origin": "1a89b78e-f703-45f3-bb86-59eb712668bd", "author": "9f56dd64-161d-43a6-b9c3-555944290a09", "vulnerability": "CVE-2014-4404", "type": "seen", "source": "https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/blob/master/modules/exploits/osx/local/iokit_keyboard_root.rb", "content": "{\"actions\": [], \"aliases\": [], \"arch\": \"x64\", \"author\": [\"Ian Beer\", \"joev \"], \"autofilter_ports\": [], \"autofilter_services\": [], \"check\": true, \"default_credential\": false, \"description\": \"A heap overflow in IOHIKeyboardMapper::parseKeyMapping allows kernel memory\\n          corruption in Mac OS X before 10.10. By abusing a bug in the IORegistry, kernel\\n          pointers can also be leaked, allowing a full kASLR bypass.\\n\\n          Tested on Mavericks 10.9.5, and should work on previous versions.\\n\\n          The issue was patched silently in Yosemite.\", \"disclosure_date\": \"2014-09-24\", \"fullname\": \"exploit/osx/local/iokit_keyboard_root\", \"is_install_path\": true, \"mod_time\": \"2026-04-22 11:59:31 +0000\", \"name\": \"Mac OS X IOKit Keyboard Driver Root Privilege Escalation\", \"needs_cleanup\": true, \"notes\": {\"Reliability\": [\"unknown-reliability\"], \"SideEffects\": [\"unknown-side-effects\"], \"Stability\": [\"unknown-stability\"]}, \"path\": \"/modules/exploits/osx/local/iokit_keyboard_root.rb\", \"platform\": \"OSX\", \"post_auth\": false, \"rank\": 0, \"ref_name\": \"osx/local/iokit_keyboard_root\", \"references\": [\"CVE-2014-4404\", \"URL-http://googleprojectzero.blogspot.com/2014/11/pwn4fun-spring-2014-safari-part-ii.html\", \"URL-https://code.google.com/p/google-security-research/issues/detail?id=40\", \"URL-https://code.google.com/p/google-security-research/issues/detail?id=126\"], \"rport\": null, \"session_types\": [\"shell\", \"meterpreter\"], \"targets\": [\"Mac OS X 10.9.5 Mavericks x64 (Native Payload)\"], \"type\": \"exploit\"}", "creation_timestamp": "2026-09-08T06:50:31.215805Z"}