CVE-2026-6423 – ESET Inspect Connector

CVSS 8.5 HIGH High with EoP or RCE – Expedited Deployment

“Weak authentication inside trusted software can quietly hand attackers elevated control.”

A patch is available for CVE-2026-6423, a local privilege escalation vulnerability affecting ESET Inspect Connector. The vulnerability is caused by improper authentication in an IPC (Inter-Process Communication) channel, allowing a local attacker to elevate privileges on an affected system. The issue is associated with CWE-269 (Improper Privilege Management).

The CVSS score is 8.5, which is High severity. Based on the information provided, there is no verified public exploitation or proof-of-concept associated with this vulnerability.

Key Details

CWE Classification
CWE-269
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