CVE-2023-40050

HIGH 8.8CVE-2023-40050 · Published 31/10/2023 · updated 17/06/2026

In short

CVE-2023-40050 is a HIGH (CVSS 8.8) vulnerability affecting automate (chef).
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS): 1.5%, higher than 73.5% of all vulnerabilities.
No patched version is listed yet: follow the vendor's advisory in References.

Package	Affected versions	Patched versions
automate chef	`≤ 4.10.29`	No fix yet

Description

Upload profile either through API or user interface in Chef Automate prior to and including version 4.10.29 using InSpec check command with maliciously crafted profile allows remote code execution.

References

community.progress.com/s/article/Product-Alert-Bulletin-October-2023-CHEF-Automate-CVE-2023-40050 · Vendor Advisory
docs.chef.io/automate/profiles · Product
docs.chef.io/release_notes_automate · Release Notes

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