CVE-2016-4326

Published: Jun 10, 2016Updated: May 6, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVDNVD-CWE-Other

NVD MITRE

9.8CVSSCRITICAL

EPSS Score

Description

The Chef Manage (formerly opscode-manage) add-on before 1.12.0 for Chef allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via crafted serialized data in a cookie.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

Exploitability

AV:NAttack Vector

Network

AC:LAttack Complexity

Low

PR:NPrivileges Required

None

UI:NUser Interaction

None

Scope

S:UScope

Unchanged

Impact

C:HConfidentiality

High

I:HIntegrity

High

A:HAvailability

High

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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

Affected Products

n/a n/a

chef manage chef

On-prem

DevTools & CI / build-test-tools

chefcommercialUSDevTools & CIaka chef automate, chef manage, chef

Exploitability

No known exploits, KEV entries, or remediation guidance available for this vulnerability yet.

References

http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/586503

kb.cert.org

Timeline

Published

Jun 10, 2016

Last Updated

May 6, 2026

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