CVE-2026-6424
Use-after-free vulnerability in ESET security products for Linux
Use-after-free vulnerability in ESET Linux products potentially allowed an attacker to trigger kernel panic on the system
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- High
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
Use-after-free vulnerability in ESET security products for Linux
Use-after-free vulnerability in ESET Linux products potentially allowed an attacker to trigger kernel panic on the system
- Record
CVE-2026-6424- CVSS 4.0
- 6.7 Medium
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N - Weakness
- CWE-416
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2026-44903
Use-after-free vulnerability in ESET Linux products potentially allowed an attacker to trigger kernel panic on the system
- Record
EUVD-2026-44903- CVSS 4.0
- 6.7 Medium
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-g4c4-fjm7-hv64
Use-after-free vulnerability in ESET Linux products potentially allowed an attacker to trigger...
Use-after-free vulnerability in ESET Linux products potentially allowed an attacker to trigger kernel panic on the system
- Record
GHSA-g4c4-fjm7-hv64- CVSS 4.0
- 6.7 Medium
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/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-416
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
Use-after-free vulnerability in ESET Linux products potentially allowed an attacker to trigger kernel panic on the system
- Record
CVE-2026-6424- CVSS 4.0
- 6.7 Medium
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/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-416
- 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-2026-6424 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.7) in Eset, Spol. S R.o. Eset Server Security For Linux, published July 16, 2026. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.16%, the 5th percentile. No source names a fixed version.