CVE•Published 2025-09-29•Modified 2026-10-09•1 article on news•6 live references•NVD data
CVE-2025-8868Chef · Automate
Vulnerability data via NVD (ingested)
CVSS v3.1
9.8
CRITICAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS percentile
98
Exploit Prediction Scoring System · top 2% of all CVEs
Weaknesses (CWE)
Description
In Progress Chef Automate, versions earlier than 4.13.295, on Linux x86 platform, an authenticated attacker can gain access to Chef Automate restricted functionality in the compliance service via improperly neutralized inputs used in an SQL command using a well-known token.
Timeline
Published 2025-09-29
Modified 2026-10-09
External references
Search for exposed instances
Shodan + Censys queries derived from NVD's CPE data. The vuln tag catches assets Shodan has explicitly linked to this CVE; the product / banner fingerprints find exposed instances even when the vuln tag was never applied (which is common).
Shodan · vuln tag0 hosts
vuln:CVE-2025-8868Hosts Shodan has explicitly fingerprinted as vulnerable.
Shodan · product
product:"Chef Automate"All exposed Chef Automate instances — cross-reference with the CVE's affected-version range.
Shodan · banner/body mention
http.html:"Automate"HTTP body or banner mentions "Automate" — catches deploys Shodan didn't identify as a product.
More intel sources (5)
Shodan report
vuln:CVE-2025-8868Country / ASN / product breakdown for the vuln query.
Censys
vulnerabilities.cve_id: CVE-2025-8868Censys host search filtered to this CVE id.
grep.app
CVE-2025-8868Public source-code mentions — fast PoC discovery.
GitHub code
CVE-2025-8868GitHub code search for direct mentions.
Google dork
"CVE-2025-8868" exploit -site:nvd.nist.govWrite-ups and news, NVD excluded.