CVE-2025-8868

CRITICAL EXPLOITED NUCLEI

Chef Automate < 4.13.295 - Authenticated Exposure of Sensitive Information via SQL Command Injection

Title source: llm

Exploitation Summary

CVE-2025-8868 has been observed exploited in the wild (reported by VulnCheck KEV). A Nuclei detection template is also available.

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.

Nuclei Templates (1)

Chef Automate < 4.13.295 — SQL Injection

CRITICALVERIFIEDby 3th1c_yuk1,xbow

FOFA: body="Chef Automate"

References (1)

Core 1

Core References

Patch

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

Scores

CVSS v3 9.8

EPSS 0.1985

EPSS Percentile 95.6%

Attack Vector NETWORK

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

CISA SSVC

Vulnrichment

Exploitation none

Automatable yes

Technical Impact total

Details

VulnCheck KEV 2025-10-16

CWE

CWE-200 CWE-89

Status published

Products (1)

chef/automate < 4.13.295

Published Sep 29, 2025

Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026