What is GHSA-pqcf-f89w-vr6m?

GHSA-pqcf-f89w-vr6m is a security advisory published by GitHub Security Advisories with Critical severity. A vulnerability in the Chef Automate API gateway and identity validation path may allow an...

Which CVE IDs does GHSA-pqcf-f89w-vr6m cover?

GHSA-pqcf-f89w-vr6m covers the following CVE IDs: CVE-2026-80462. Each CVE has its own detail page on EchelonGraph Pulse with the synthesized EG score.

What is the CVSS v3 score of GHSA-pqcf-f89w-vr6m?

GHSA-pqcf-f89w-vr6m has a CVSS v3 base score of 10.0, published by GitHub Security Advisories.

GHSA-pqcf-f89w-vr6mCriticalCVSS 10.0

A vulnerability in the Chef Automate API gateway and identity validation path may allow an...

Vendor

GitHub Security Advisories

Published

September 11, 2026

Last Modified

September 11, 2026

🔗 CVE IDs covered (1)

CVE-2026-80462 →

📋 Description

A vulnerability in the Chef Automate API gateway and identity validation path may allow an unauthenticated actor to gain elevated access to protected Chef Automate functionality under specific conditions.

🔗 References (3)

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-80462
https://community.progress.com/s/article/Critical-Security-Bulletin---August-2026---Chef-Automate-Security-Vulnerability
https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-pqcf-f89w-vr6m