CVE-2026-6424

Severity CVSS v4.0:

MEDIUM

Type:

CWE-416 Use After Free

Publication date:

16/07/2026

Last modified:

16/07/2026

Description

Use-after-free vulnerability in ESET Linux products potentially allowed an attacker to trigger kernel panic on the system

Impact

Vector 4.0

CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N CVSS v4.0 Severity and Metrics:

Base Score: 6.70 MEDIUM
Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Attack Vector (AV): Local
Attack Complexity (AC): Low
Attack Requirements (AT): None
Privileges Required (PR): High
User Interaction (UI): None
Confidentiality (VC): None
Integrity (VI): None
Availability (VA): High
Confidentiality (SC): None
Integrity (SI): None
Availability (SA): None

Base Score 4.0

6.70

Severity 4.0

MEDIUM

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

https://support.eset.com/en/ca8972-eset-customer-advisory-use-after-free-vulnerability-in-eset-security-products-for-linux-fixed