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CVE-2023-42658: InSpec Archive Command Vulnerable to Maliciously Crafted Profile

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.8 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2023-10-31 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-94

Description

Archive command in Chef InSpec prior to 4.56.58 and 5.22.29 allow local command execution via maliciously crafted profile.

Affected products

• Progress Software Corporation Chef InSpec: before 4.56.58; from 5.0.0 before 5.22.29 — fixed in 4.56.58, 5.22.29

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Progress Software Corporation Chef InSpec 4.56.58, 5.22.29. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://community.progress.com/s/article/Product-Alert-Bulletin-October-2023-CHEF-Inspec-CVE-2023-42658
• https://docs.chef.io/inspec/cli/
• https://docs.chef.io/release_notes_inspec/
• https://community.progress.com/s/article/Product-Alert-Bulletin-October-2023-CHEF-Inspec-CVE-2023-42658
• https://docs.chef.io/inspec/cli/
• https://docs.chef.io/release_notes_inspec/

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