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Critical · CVSS 10.0CVE-2026-80462

Privilege Escalation in Progress Chef AutomateCVE-2026-80462

Answer in brief

CVE-2026-80462 records a Critical severity (CVSS 10.0) vulnerability in Privilege Escalation in Progress Chef Automate. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. The current feed maps Progress Software/Chef Automate (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.

Analysis pending evidence review

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Published Sep 11, 2026Updated Sep 18, 2026Source checked Oct 26, 2026First seen by HOL Sep 11, 2026Material review Sep 18, 2026
Upstream Advisory

Key facts

Risk
Critical · CVSS 10.0
Exploitation
Not marked as known exploited
Affected software
1 mapped package or product
Fix availability
Available

Why this deserves its current priority

CVSS is 10.0. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. Treat this as a source-backed prioritization signal, not a statement about your environment.

Analysis status

Analysis pending evidence review

Factual feed record only; HOL analysis is not approved for indexing. Read the methodology.

Affected scope and exposure questions

The current feed maps Progress Software/Chef Automate (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.

Mapped affected packages and fixed versions
PackageAffected rangeFixed version
Progress Software/Chef Automategeneric>=4.13.516 <4.13.5204.13.520

Recommended response

  1. 1Check inventory. Check lockfiles and deployed manifests for Progress Software/Chef Automate.
  2. 2Review the reported fix. Source-reported solution: Customers should upgrade to Chef Automate 4.13.520 or subsequent version. Versions prior to 4.13.516 are NOT affected.

Evidence timeline and material changes

  1. Published upstream

    Sep 11, 2026

    Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:record

  2. Source modified

    Sep 18, 2026

    Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:record

  3. First seen by HOL

    Sep 11, 2026

Sources and claim methodology

  • Source referencecommunity.progress.com
Upstream source 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.

Quoted source text, attributed separately from HOL analysis.

Related CVEs

  • Burrito: Unauthenticated webhooks trigger unauthorized Terraform plans when webhookSecret is unsetAlso CWE-306
  • OmniRoute 3.8.50 before 3.8.52 Missing Authentication via /api/sync/tokensAlso CWE-306

Record context

Vulnerability class
Missing Auth
EPSS
Not reported
CWE IDs
CWE-306
Source
CVE List V5
Source checked
Oct 26, 2026
References
1 linked source
Open source record