CVE-2015-8559
HIGH
7.5
CVSS Score
Published: September 21, 2017 at 02:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 12:34 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorChef
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Severity
HIGH7.5
Exploit prediction
EPSS 2%
Description
The knife bootstrap command in chef Infra client before version 15.4.45 leaks the validator.pem private RSA key to /var/log/messages.
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
Patch and advisory references
References (4)
Mailing Listx_refsource_MLISTThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/12/14/14x_refsource_MISC
Source: [email protected]
https://discourse.chef.io/t/chef-infra-client-15-4-45-released/16081x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://github.com/chef/chef/issues/3871CVSS
- Attack Vector
- NETWORK
- Complexity
- LOW
- Privileges
- NONE
- User Interaction
- NONE
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality
- HIGH
- Integrity
- NONE
- Availability
- NONE
Vector?
Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-200
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