CVE-2025-6723

Summary

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

Affected Software

VendorProductVersion RangeStatus
Progress SoftwareChef Inspec0 <= <=5.23, <7.0.107affected

Weaknesses

  • CWE-269: CWE-269 Improper Privilege Management
  • CWE-287: CWE-287 Improper Authentication

ADP Enrichment

CISA ADP Vulnrichment

  • SSVC:
  • Exploitation: none
    • Automatable: no
    • Technical Impact: partial

References