CVE-2026-7483: Local privilege escalation potentially allowed an attacker to write an arbitrary file with fully controlled content as a privileged user.

unknownCVE-2026-7483

Local privilege escalation potentially allowed an attacker to write an arbitrary file with fully controlled content as a privileged user.

Details

Source: NVD Recent CVEs (US · database · site)
Severity: unknown
Published: 2026-07-24
Last updated: 2026-07-30
Exploitation: Not in CISA KEV at last sync

Original advisory: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-7483

Exploitation outlook

EPSS (FIRST.org) estimates each CVE’s probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — here is the CSIRTS.com read on those numbers.

Low exploitation riskCVE-2026-74830.13% 30-day exploitation probability — currently an unlikely target, but scores change as exploit code circulates. Riskier than 3% of all scored CVEs.

Referenced CVEs

CVE	CSIRTS overview	External
CVE-2026-7483	coverage & exploitation status	NVD · CVE.org

Same CVEs, other sources

How other CERTs, PSIRTs and databases cover the vulnerabilities in this advisory.

unknownMultiple vulnerabilities in ESET products (July 24, 2026)cert-fr-avis

Recent advisories for Local privilege escalation

A cluster of recent advisories against the same product widens the attack surface — attackers routinely chain freshly published CVEs on one product, so review these together.

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