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CVE-2025-6723 Untrusted user data can lead to privilege escalation

🗓️ 30 Jan 2026 14:09:41Reported by ProgressSoftwareType 
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Untrusted data can escalate privileges by exploiting overly permissive Windows named pipes in Chef InSpec up to 5.23.

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Family
ATTACKERKB
CVE-2025-6723
30 Jan 202614:09
attackerkb
CNNVD
Chef InSpec authorization issue vulnerability
30 Jan 202600:00
cnnvd
CVE
CVE-2025-6723
30 Jan 202614:09
cve
EUVD
EUVD-2025-206578
30 Jan 202614:09
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NVD
CVE-2025-6723
30 Jan 202614:16
nvd
Positive Technologies
PT-2026-5397
30 Jan 202600:00
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RedhatCVE
CVE-2025-6723
31 Jan 202615:21
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Vulnrichment
CVE-2025-6723 Untrusted user data can lead to privilege escalation
30 Jan 202614:09
vulnrichment
[
  {
    "vendor": "Progress Software",
    "product": "Chef Inspec",
    "platforms": [
      "Windows",
      "MacOS",
      "Linux",
      "x86",
      "32 bit",
      "64 bit"
    ],
    "collectionURL": "https://github.com/inspec/inspec",
    "packageName": "train",
    "repo": "https://github.com/inspec/inspec",
    "modules": [
      "train",
      "API"
    ],
    "programFiles": [
      "https://github.com/inspec/inspec"
    ],
    "versions": [
      {
        "status": "affected",
        "version": "0",
        "lessThanOrEqual": "<=5.23, <7.0.107",
        "versionType": "customer on-prem"
      }
    ],
    "defaultStatus": "affected"
  }
]

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