CVE-2026-6423
Local privilege escalation via unauthenticated ALPC in ESET Inspect Connector
A local privilege escalation vulnerability in ESET Inspect Connector. The vulnerability was caused by improper authentication in an IPC channel.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
Local privilege escalation via unauthenticated ALPC in ESET Inspect Connector
A local privilege escalation vulnerability in ESET Inspect Connector. The vulnerability was caused by improper authentication in an IPC channel.
- Record
CVE-2026-6423- CVSS 4.0
- 8.5 High
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N - Weakness
- CWE-269
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2026-44895
A local privilege escalation vulnerability in ESET Inspect Connector. The vulnerability was caused by improper authentication in an IPC channel.
- Record
EUVD-2026-44895- CVSS 4.0
- 8.5 High
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-95hw-w6xx-75xp
A local privilege escalation vulnerability in ESET Inspect Connector. The vulnerability was...
A local privilege escalation vulnerability in ESET Inspect Connector. The vulnerability was caused by improper authentication in an IPC channel.
- Record
GHSA-95hw-w6xx-75xp- CVSS 4.0
- 8.5 High
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X - Weakness
- CWE-269
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
A local privilege escalation vulnerability in ESET Inspect Connector. The vulnerability was caused by improper authentication in an IPC channel.
- Record
CVE-2026-6423- CVSS 4.0
- 8.5 High
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X - Weakness
- CWE-269
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2026-6423 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 8.5) in Eset, Spol. S.r.o Eset Inspect Connector, published July 16, 2026. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.17%, the 6th percentile. No source names a fixed version.