CVE-2025-6723 (GCVE-0-2025-6723)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-01-30 14:09 – Updated: 2026-01-30 14:44
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Title
Untrusted user data can lead to privilege escalation
Summary
Chef InSpec up to version 5.23 creates named pipes with overly permissive default Windows access controls. A local attacker may interfere with the pipe connection process and exploit the insufficient access restrictions to assume the InSpec execution context, potentially resulting in elevated privileges or operational disruption. This issue affects Chef Inspec: through 5.23.
Severity ?
5.8 (Medium)
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:H/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:H/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
CWE
  • CWE-269 - Improper Privilege Management
  • CWE-287 - Improper Authentication
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Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
Progress Software Chef Inspec Affected: 0 , ≤ <=5.23 (customer on-prem)
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Credits
Yuval Gordon, Akamai Maayan Shaul, Microsoft
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