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GHSA-2Q9W-RH4F-G84J

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-06-19 00:31 – Updated: 2026-06-19 00:31

Details

A static credential embedded in Chef 360 prior to v1.7.0 permitted unauthenticated access to internal message queues. Queue messages contained tenant-specific identifiers. The credential has been rotated and replaced with per-tenant access in subsequent versions, eliminating this access method entirely.

Severity

2.3 (Low)


                  
                    CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:L/SC:H/SI:N/SA:L/E:P/S:N/AU:Y/RE:L

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  "modified": "2026-06-19T00:31:37Z",
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CVE-2026-8668 (GCVE-0-2026-8668)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-06-18 21:19 – Updated: 2026-06-22 18:23

Title

Hardcoded credentials in embedded content

Summary

Severity

2.3 (Low)


                        
                          CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:L/SC:H/SI:N/SA:L/E:P/S:N/AU:Y/RE:L

SSVC

Exploitation: none Automatable: no Technical Impact: partial

CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)

Decision recorded 2026-06-22 18:22 UTC

CWE

CWE-523 - Unprotected transport of credentials

Assigner

ProgressSoftware mitre root Scorecard

References

1 reference

URL	Tags
https://docs.chef.io/release_notes/360/	release-notes

Impacted products

1 product

Vendor	Product	Version
Progress Chef	Chef360	Affected: 0 , < 1.7.1 (semver)

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