High severity · published Sep 29, 2025
CVE-2025-8868
Chef Automate compliance service SQL Injection Vulnerability
8.8
CVSS
25.9%
EPSS
No
On KEV
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.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)25.9% · higher than 98% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
CA
Chef Automate · Progress Software
before 4.13.295 · source: vendor
AU
Automate · Chef
before 4.13.295; 20180319150121 through 20220329091442 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-8868
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-8868
Patch
https://docs.chef.io/release_notes_automate/#4.13.295
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