# ESET Inspect Connector privilege escalation flaw

Published: 2026-07-15 · Severity: medium
Canonical: https://vorant.io/reports/d7e596a9-4b83-5e45-8fff-130a51bd8874/eset-inspect-connector-privilege-escalation-flaw

> A privilege escalation vulnerability in ESET Inspect Connector for Windows before version 3.1.6017.0 could let an attacker gain elevated rights.

CERT-FR issued an advisory regarding a privilege escalation vulnerability in ESET Inspect Connector, a component used with ESET's endpoint detection and response product, affecting versions prior to 3.1.6017.0 on Windows. The flaw, tracked as CVE-2026-6423, was disclosed by ESET in security bulletin ca8970 published July 14, 2026.

No evidence of active exploitation is mentioned in the advisory. Administrators running affected versions of ESET Inspect Connector should apply the vendor-provided patches referenced in ESET's security bulletin to mitigate the risk of local privilege escalation.

## Mentioned in this report

- Vulnerabilities: CVE-2026-6423

Source reporting: https://www.cert.ssi.gouv.fr/avis/CERTFR-2026-AVI-0882

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