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.
Published: 2026-06-18
Score: 2.3 Low
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Remediation

Vendor Solution

Fixed in 1.7.1


Vendor Workaround

Remove content from bundled tools; change password

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References
History

Mon, 22 Jun 2026 19:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Sun, 21 Jun 2026 09:45:00 +0000

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First Time appeared Progress
Progress chef360
Vendors & Products Progress
Progress chef360

Thu, 18 Jun 2026 22:00:00 +0000

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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.
Title Hardcoded credentials in embedded content
Weaknesses CWE-523
References
Metrics cvssV4_0

{'score': 2.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:L/SC:H/SI:N/SA:L/E:P/S:N/AU:Y/RE:L'}


Subscriptions

Progress Chef360
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: ProgressSoftware

Published:

Updated: 2026-06-22T18:23:03.280Z

Reserved: 2026-05-15T09:51:14.946Z

Link: CVE-2026-8668

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-06-22T18:22:59.066Z

cve-icon NVD

No data.

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-06-20T22:55:38Z

Weaknesses