CVE-2026-8668: Hardcoded credentials in embedded content

Severity: low (CVSS 2.3 v4.0)
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: 2026-06-18 · updated 2026-10-26
Weakness: CWE-523

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.

Affected products

Progress Chef Chef360: before 1.7.1 — fixed in 1.7.1

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Progress Chef Chef360 1.7.1. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

https://docs.chef.io/release_notes/360/

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