Vulnerability · Published Jul 24, 2026 · Assigned by ESET
CVE-2026-7483Local privilege escalation in ESET security applications for macOS
High 8.5
In plain English
A high-severity privilege mismanagement in ESET Cyber Security for macOS 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 0.1% (higher than 3% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS 4.0)8.5High
Exploit odds (30 days)0.1%top 97.3% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
Local privilege escalation potentially allowed an attacker to write an arbitrary file with fully controlled content as a privileged user.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| ESET spol. s.r.o. | ESET Endpoint Security for macOS | 9.1 – through 9.1.2500.09.0 – through 9.0.5400.08.1 – through 8.1.200.00 – through 8.0.7200.0 |
| ESET spol. s.r.o. | ESET Cyber Security for macOS | 0 – through 9.0.5300.0 |
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