CVE-2026-7483 Local privilege escalation in ESET security applications for macOS
High 8.5
Published
Updated
Check this codebase for CVE-2026-7483 and fix it if it is affected.
What it is: CVE-2026-7483 is a high-severity vulnerability in ESET Cyber Security for macOS, published on 24 Jul 2026. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-7483 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Affected product: ESET Cyber Security for macOS. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.
Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.
Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-7483/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-7483/index.md)
Local attackers can escalate privileges to write arbitrary files as a privileged user in ESET macOS security applications.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2026-7483?
CVE-2026-7483 is a high-severity vulnerability in ESET Cyber Security for macOS, published on 24 Jul 2026. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Local privilege escalation potentially allowed an attacker to write an arbitrary file with fully controlled content as a privileged user.
Weakness: CWE-269
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-7483?
How do I fix CVE-2026-7483?
No fix has been published for CVE-2026-7483 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2026-7483 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-7483 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-7vxw-2g46-q538.