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CVE-2026-80462

Privilege Escalation in Progress Chef Automate

CRITICAL
10
CVSS Score
Published: September 11, 2026 at 12:28 PM UTC
Updated: September 18, 2026 at 07:49 PM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorChef Automate

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Severity
CRITICAL10
Exploit prediction
EPSS 2%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

A vulnerability in the Chef Automate API gateway and identity validation path may allow an unauthenticated actor to gain elevated access to protected Chef Automate functionality under specific conditions.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

Chef Automate· Progress
60%
4.13.516 ≤ v < 4.13.5204.13.516
Vendor states this is fixed in 1.0.0 (unaffected)
Affected range stops below 4.13.520, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

Patch and advisory references

References (1)

Vendor Advisory
Source: cverecord
https://community.progress.com/s/article/Critical-Security-Bulletin---August-2026---Chef-Automate-Security-Vulnerability

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitAutomatableTotal impact

SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.

CVSS

10CRITICALProgressSoftware
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
CHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusDEFERRED
CWE
CWE-306

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