CVE-2016-4326

9.8 CRITICAL

Published: June 10, 2016 Modified: May 06, 2026

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.

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CVSS v3.x Details

0.0 Low Medium High Critical 10.0

Vector String

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory

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

Source: cret@cert.org

Third Party Advisory US Government Resource

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

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Third Party Advisory US Government Resource

2 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score

9.8 / 10.0

EPSS (Exploit Probability)

4.2%

90th percentile

Exploitation Status

Not in CISA KEV

Affected Vendors

chef