CVE-2026-8668
Hardcoded credentials in embedded content
- State
- Published
- Severity
- 2.3 Low
- Published
- Jun 18, 2026
- Updated
- Jun 22, 2026
- Reserved
- May 15, 2026
Description
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.
Scores
| CVSS | Score | Vector | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4.0 | 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 | ProgressSoftware |
Weaknesses
- CWE-523 Unprotected transport of credentials
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
Chef360Progress Chef |
|
References
- https://docs.chef.io/release_notes/360/release-notes
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