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

Quick assessment

Affected
Progress Software Chef Inspec
Exploitation
No confirmed in-the-wild exploitation; assess based on exposure
Recommended action
Check the vendor advisory and references for a fixed version. If immediate upgrade is impossible, restrict exposure and increase monitoring.

Chef InSpec是Chef公司的一种开源的自动化测试和合规性检查框架，旨在帮助开发人员和运维团队编写、运行和维护自动化的测试脚本，以验证应用程序和基础设施的合规性和安全性。 Chef InSpec 5.23及之前版本存在授权问题漏洞，该漏洞源于命名管道访问控制过于宽松，可能导致权限提升或操作中断。

AI Predicted 7.8 Difficulty: Easy EPSS 0.13% · P3

Possible ATT&CK Techniques 1 AI

T1055 · Process Injection
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I. Basic Information for CVE-2025-6723

Vulnerability Information
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Vulnerability Title
Untrusted user data can lead to privilege escalation
Source: CVE Program / CVE List V5
Vulnerability 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
Source: CVE Program / CVE List V5
CVSS Information
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
Source: CVE Program / CVE List V5
Vulnerability Type
特权管理不恰当
Source: CVE Program / CVE List V5
Vulnerability Title
Chef InSpec 授权问题漏洞
Source: CNNVD (China National Vulnerability Database)
Vulnerability Description
Chef InSpec是Chef公司的一种开源的自动化测试和合规性检查框架，旨在帮助开发人员和运维团队编写、运行和维护自动化的测试脚本，以验证应用程序和基础设施的合规性和安全性。 Chef InSpec 5.23及之前版本存在授权问题漏洞，该漏洞源于命名管道访问控制过于宽松，可能导致权限提升或操作中断。
Source: CNNVD (China National Vulnerability Database)
CVSS Information
N/A
Source: CNNVD (China National Vulnerability Database)
Vulnerability Type
N/A
Source: CNNVD (China National Vulnerability Database)

Affected Products

Vendor Product Affected Versions CPE Subscribe
Progress Software Chef Inspec 0 ~ <=5.23, <7.0.107 -

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IV. Related Vulnerabilities

Same product: Chef Inspec
Same vendor: Progress Software
Same weakness: CWE-269