CVE-2025-8868 - CVE House

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Status published Critical CVE-2025-8868

Chef Automate compliance service SQL Injection Vulnerability

9.8 CVSS

Vulnerability Description

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.

Impact Analysis

Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.

Remediation

Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.

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Credits & Attribution

The following person or organization is credited with identifying this vulnerability, as recorded in the NVD database:

This vulnerability was discovered by XBOW.

References

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

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Affected Vendor

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Affected Software

Chef Automate

Vulnerable Versions:

0

Timeline

Official Publish: September 29th, 2025

Last Modified: September 29th, 2025

Added to House: July 22nd, 2026

CVSS Vectors

V3: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weaknesses (CWE)

MITRE ATT&CK TTPs

T1213 Data from Information Repositories

T1005 Data from Local System

T1552 Unsecured Credentials

Credential Access

T1041 Exfiltration Over C2 Channel

T1190 Exploit Public-Facing Application

T1059 Command and Scripting Interpreter

T1213.006 Databases

T1485 Data Destruction