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Advisories for chef

CVE-2015-8559 MEDIUM

The knife bootstrap command in chef Infra client before version 15.4.45 leaks the validator.pem private RSA key to /var/log/messages.

CVSS 3.x

Source Score Severity Vector Exploitability Impact
nvd@nist.gov 7.5 HIGH CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N 3.9 3.6

CVSS 2.0

Severity: MEDIUM

Problem Type: CWE-200,

Products Affected

Vendor Product Version
chef chef *
CVE-2016-4326 HIGH

The Chef Manage (formerly opscode-manage) add-on before 1.12.0 for Chef allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via crafted serialized data in a cookie.

CVSS 2.0

Severity: HIGH

Problem Type: NVD-CWE-Other,

Products Affected

Vendor Product Version
chef chef_manage *
CVE-2023-40050

Upload profile either through API or user interface in Chef Automate prior to and including version 4.10.29 using InSpec check command with maliciously crafted profile allows remote code execution.

CVSS 3.x

Source Score Severity Vector Exploitability Impact
nvd@nist.gov 8.8 HIGH CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H 2.8 5.9
security@progress.com 9.9 CRITICAL CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H 3.1 6.0

Products Affected

Vendor Product Version
chef automate *
CVE-2023-42658

Archive command in Chef InSpec prior to 4.56.58 and 5.22.29 allow local command execution via maliciously crafted profile.

CVSS 3.x

Source Score Severity Vector Exploitability Impact
nvd@nist.gov 7.8 HIGH CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H 1.8 5.9
security@progress.com 8.8 HIGH CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H 2.0 6.0

Products Affected

Vendor Product Version
chef inspec *
CVE-2025-6724

In Progress Chef Automate, versions earlier than 4.13.295, on Linux x86 platform, an authenticated attacker can gain access to Chef Automate restricted functionality in multiple services via improperly neutralized inputs used in an SQL command.

CVSS 3.x

Source Score Severity Vector Exploitability Impact
security@progress.com 8.8 HIGH CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H 2.8 5.9

Products Affected

Vendor Product Version
chef automate *
CVE-2025-8868

In Progress Chef Automate, versions earlier than 4.13.295, on Linux x86 platform, an authenticated attacker can gain access to Chef Automate restricted functionality in the compliance service via improperly neutralized inputs used in an SQL command using a well-known token.

CVSS 3.x

Source Score Severity Vector Exploitability Impact
nvd@nist.gov 8.8 HIGH CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H 2.8 5.9
security@progress.com 9.8 CRITICAL CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H 3.9 5.9

Products Affected

Vendor Product Version
chef automate *