CVE-2025-8868

Chef Automate compliance service SQL Injection Vulnerability

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.

Affected

Progress Software · Chef Automate

CVSS v3.1 NVD

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

CVSS v3.1 PROGRESS

9.8 CRITICALCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

EPSS

25.95% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, 98th percentile

Nuclei

critical · CWE-89

Published

2025-09-29

Nuclei templates (1)

• projectdiscovery/nuclei-templates/blob/main/http/cves/2025/CVE-2025-8868.yaml

Security advisories

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

References

• CVE Record
• NVD entry