CVE-2026-6424 json
Use-after-free vulnerability in ESET security products for Linux
published 2026-07-16 3 mo ago modified 2026-07-16 3 mo ago also EUVD-2026-44903
- cvss
- 6.7
- version 4.0, CNA
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.2%
- EPSS 0.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 5%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
Use-after-free vulnerability in ESET Linux products potentially allowed an attacker to trigger kernel panic on the system
Patch / fix
- ESET, spol. s.r.o. ESET Endpoint Antivirus for Linux 12.0.14.0, 12.1.2.0, 12.2.9.0, 13.0.5.0, 13.1.5.0, 13.2.3.0
- ESET, spol. s.r.o. ESET Server Security for Linux 12.0.292.0, 12.1.407.0, 12.2.73.0, 13.0.36.0, 13.1.118.0, 13.2.53.0
CISA SSVC
- Exploitation
- none
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- partial
- Assessed
- 3 mo ago
Exploit prediction
0.16% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 5% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | 4.0 | 6.7 | 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 |
| CNA | 4.0 | 6.7 | 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/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 |
Affected products
- ESET, spol. s.r.o. ESET Endpoint Antivirus for Linux
- ESET, spol. s.r.o. ESET Server Security for Linux
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-416 Use After Free
References
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2026-6424
- NVD CVE-2026-6424
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