CVE-2026-8668

Hardcoded credentials in embedded content

LOW

2.3

CVSS Score

Published: June 18, 2026 at 09:19 PM UTC

Updated: October 26, 2026 at 11:10 AM UTC

1 product affected across 1 vendorChef 360

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Severity

LOW2.3

Exploit prediction

EPSS 0.3%

SSVC

No known exploit

Description

A static credential embedded in Chef 360 prior to v1.7.0 permitted unauthenticated access to internal message queues. Queue messages contained tenant-specific identifiers. The credential has been rotated and replaced with per-tenant access in subsequent versions, eliminating this access method entirely.

Affected

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

Chef 360 · Progress Chef

90%

v < 1.7.1

Affected range stops below 1.7.1, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet, and no fixed version or vendor advisory is recorded against it.

References (1)

Release Notes

Source: cverecord

https://docs.chef.io/release_notes/360/

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot automatablePartial impact

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

CVSS

2.3LOWProgressSoftware

Vector?

Quick Info

StatusDEFERRED

CWE

CWE-523

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