CVE-2026-6424

Use-after-free vulnerability in ESET security products for Linux

MEDIUM

6.7

CVSS Score

Published: July 16, 2026 at 08:28 AM UTC

Updated: July 16, 2026 at 02:00 PM UTC

2 products affected across 1 vendorEndpoint AntivirusServer Security

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Severity

MEDIUM6.7

Exploit prediction

EPSS 0.2%

SSVC

No known exploit

Description

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

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

Endpoint Antivirus · ESET Spol S R O

60%

12.0 ≤ v ≤ 12.0.13.012.1 ≤ v ≤ 12.1.1.012.2 ≤ v ≤ 12.2.8.013.0 ≤ v ≤ 13.0.3.013.1 ≤ v ≤ 13.1.3.012.0 12.1 12.2 13.0 13.1

Vendor states this is fixed in 13.2.3.0 (unaffected)

Server Security · ESET Spol S R O

60%

12.0 ≤ v ≤ 12.0.287.012.1 ≤ v ≤ 12.1.406.012.2 ≤ v ≤ 12.2.72.013.0 ≤ v ≤ 13.0.34.013.1 ≤ v ≤ 13.1.116.012.0 12.1 12.2 13.0 13.1

Vendor states this is fixed in 13.2.53.0 (unaffected)

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet, and no fixed version or vendor advisory is recorded against it.

References (1)

Source: cverecord

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

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot automatablePartial impact

SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.

CVSS

6.7MEDIUMESET

Vector?

Quick Info

StatusDEFERRED

CWE

CWE-416

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