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 3.1

8.8CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

EPSS

26% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days; higher than 97% of CVEs (scores of 2026-10-25)

CWEs

CWE-89, CWE-200

Published

2025-09-29

Modified

2026-10-09

Record from

the NVD, synced 2026-10-19

Affected

• chef:automate

References

• https://docs.chef.io/release_notes_automate/#4.13.295

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