Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Jun 18, 2026
Hardcoded credentials in embedded content
CVE-2026-8668
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.
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References
1- docs.chef.io/release_notes/360/mitrerelease-notes
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