{"answers":{"affected":"","exploited":"It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2026-80462 exists.","fix":"No fix has been published for CVE-2026-80462 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.","what":"CVE-2026-80462 is a critical authentication bypass vulnerability in Progress Software Chef Automate, published on 11 Sep 2026. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim."},"fix_prompt":"Check this codebase for CVE-2026-80462 and fix it if it is affected.\n\nWhat it is: CVE-2026-80462 is a critical authentication bypass vulnerability in Progress Software Chef Automate, published on 11 Sep 2026. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.\nExploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2026-80462 exists.\n\nAffected product: Progress Software Chef Automate. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.\n\nTask:\n1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.\n2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.\n3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.\n4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.\n5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.\n\nReference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-80462/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-80462/index.md)","id":"CVE-2026-80462","markdown":"https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-80462/index.md","name":"CVE-2026-80462","record":{"aliases":["GHSA-pqcf-f89w-vr6m"],"analysis":{"component_type":"server_software","fix_type":"patch","impacts":["privilege_escalation"],"network_reachable":"yes","non_default_config":false,"product_category":"Chef Automate","requires_auth":"none","summary":"Unauthenticated attackers can gain elevated access to protected Chef Automate functionality via the API gateway and identity validation path.","user_interaction":"not_required","vuln_class":"auth_bypass"},"analysis_generated_by":"qwen3.8-flash-next","assigner":"ProgressSoftware","cpe":[],"cvss":{"score":10,"severity":"critical","source":"cna","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H","version":"3.1"},"cwes":[{"id":"CWE-306","name":"Missing Authentication for Critical Functionality"}],"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.","ecosystems":[],"exploits":{"exploitdb":0,"first_seen":null,"github_poc":0,"max_poc_stars":null,"metasploit":0,"nuclei":1,"refs":[{"date":null,"kind":"nuclei","ref":"http/cves/2026/CVE-2026-80462.yaml","stars":null,"title":"Chef Automate API Gateway - Authentication Bypass"}],"tier":"weaponised"},"has_fix":null,"headline":"Privilege Escalation in Progress Chef Automate","id":"CVE-2026-80462","indexable":true,"kev":null,"kind":"cve","links":{"ecosystem":null,"product":null,"products":[],"type":"auth_bypass","year":"2026"},"n_packages":0,"n_references":1,"next":{"headline":"Apache bRPC: Unbounded Memory Accumulation in Stream Message Reassembly","id":"CVE-2026-80463"},"packages":[],"prev":{"headline":"Unauthenticated Open Redirect Vulnerability in Abis Technology's AVESİS","id":"CVE-2026-80444"},"products":["Chef Automate"],"published":"2026-09-11","related":[],"sources":[{"class":"attribution","licence":"CVE Terms of Use (MITRE)","name":"CVE List","prefix":"CVE"},{"class":"attribution","licence":"CWE Terms of Use","name":"CWE (MITRE)"},{"class":"attribution","licence":"FIRST CVSS licence","name":"CVSS (FIRST)"},{"class":"attribution","licence":"MIT","name":"Nuclei templates"}],"ssvc":{"automatable":"yes","exploitation":"none","technical_impact":"total"},"state":"PUBLISHED","updated":"2026-09-18","vendors":["Progress Software"]},"summary":"Unauthenticated attackers can gain elevated access to protected Chef Automate functionality via the API gateway and identity validation path.","url":"https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-80462/"}