CVE-2023-40050 is a critical remote code execution vulnerability affecting Chef Automate versions up to and including 4.10.29. An authenticated attacker can exploit this by uploading a maliciously crafted InSpec profile via the API or user interface. This vulnerability carries a high CVSS score of 8.8, indicating a network-based attack with low privileges and no user interaction, leading to high impacts on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While the EPSS score suggests a higher-than-average exploitability, there is currently no public exploit code available, nor is there evidence of active exploitation or significant community discussion.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 4.10.29CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:chef:automate:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
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