Vulnerability Report

CVE-2026-80462

Title: CVE-2026-80462

Auth Bypass

Proof Of Concept

No public PoC currently indexed for CVE-2026-80462.

CWE Category CWE-306

Published Date Sep 11, 2026

Modified Date Sep 18, 2026

Exploit Status Not Found

Score 10.0 CVSS v3.1

Exploit Probability (EPSS)

2.01%

Vulnerability Summary

CVE-2026-80462: 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.

Impacted Vendors

Analysis in Progress...

Reference Links

https://community.progress.com/s/article/Critical-Security-Bulletin---August-2026---Chef-Automate-Security-Vulnerability

CVSS v3.1

Source Entity [email protected]

Severity CRITICAL

10.0

Attack Vector

NETWORK

Complexity

LOW

Privileges

N/A

Interaction

NONE

Confidentiality

N/A

Integrity

N/A

Availability

N/A

Scope

CHANGED

RAW VECTOR CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

Associated Attack Patterns (CAPEC)

Total: Patterns

CVE-2026-80462 Exploits & PoCs (Proof Of Concept)

No public PoCs found in our database for this CVE.

September 18, 2026 MODIFIED

Vulnerability data updated via NVD.

September 11, 2026 MODIFIED

Vulnerability data updated via NVD.

Attack Vector Matrix

Access Vector NETWORK

Complexity LOW

Privileges N/A

Interaction NONE

CVSS Vector String


                                    CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected Stack

No specific products linked.