CVE-2025-6723
MEDIUM EPSS 2.1%
Published Jan 30, 20265mo ago · Modified Jun 17, 20262w ago
5.8 CVSS 4.0
Published Jan 30, 2026 5mo ago
Last Modified Jun 17, 2026 2w ago
Description
Chef InSpec versions up to 5.23 and before 7.0.107 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 and before 7.0.107
CVSS Details
Base Score
Exploitability
Impact
Vector string
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/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X Attack Vector Local
Attack Complexity High
Privileges Required Low
User Interaction None
Scope X
Threat Intelligence
EPSS Exploit Probability
2.1% percentile
Exploit & Patch Status
No Known Exploit
No Patch Available
Weaknesses 2
CWE-269 Improper Privilege Management Authorization
CWE-287 Improper Authentication Authentication
References 1
- docs.chef.io https://docs.chef.io/inspec/
Remediation
No remediation data recorded yet
Check vendor advisories and the NVD entry for patch availability.