Vulnerability · Published Jul 16, 2026 · Assigned by ESET
CVE-2026-6423Local privilege escalation via unauthenticated ALPC in ESET Inspect Connector
High 8.5
In plain English
A high-severity privilege mismanagement in ESET Inspect Connector from ESET, spol. s.r.o.. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.2% (higher than 6% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS 4.0)8.5High
Exploit odds (30 days)0.2%top 93.7% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
A local privilege escalation vulnerability in ESET Inspect Connector. The vulnerability was caused by improper authentication in an IPC channel.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| ESET, spol. s.r.o. | ESET Inspect Connector | 0 – through 3.0.5775.0 |
Weakness: CWE-269 · Vector: 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