CVE-2026-80462

10.0 criticalEPSS 2.0%

Critical (10.0). EPSS 2.0% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

A vulnerability in the Chef Automate API gateway and identity validation path may allow an unauthenticated actor to gain elevated access to protected Chef Automate functionality under specific conditions.

Severity

CVSS 3.1

10.0 critical

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

EPSS: 2.0% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days; higher than 80% of CVEs (scores of 2026-10-31)
CWE: CWE-306
Published: 2026-09-11
Modified: 2026-09-18
Record from: the NVD, synced 2026-10-19

References

https://community.progress.com/s/article/Critical-Security-Bulletin---August-2026---Chef-Automate-Security-Vulnerability

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