CVE-2025-6723

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

No CVSS.

References

Link	Resource
https://docs.chef.io/inspec/

Configurations

No configuration.

History

11 Mar 2026, 15:16

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Summary		(es) Chef InSpec hasta la versión 5.23 crea tuberías con nombre con controles de acceso predeterminados de Windows excesivamente permisivos. Un atacante local puede interferir con el proceso de conexión de la tubería y explotar las restricciones de acceso insuficientes para asumir el contexto de ejecución de InSpec, lo que podría resultar en privilegios elevados o interrupción operativa. Este problema afecta a Chef Inspec: hasta la 5.23.
Summary	(en) Chef InSpec up to version 5.23 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.	(en) 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

30 Jan 2026, 14:16

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
New CVE

Information

Published : 2026-01-30 14:16

Updated : 2026-03-11 15:16

NVD link : CVE-2025-6723

Mitre link : CVE-2025-6723

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2025-6723

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Products Affected

No product.

CWE

CWE-269

Improper Privilege Management

CWE-287

Improper Authentication

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