Is CVE-2025-8868 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2025-8868 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2025-8868?

CVE-2025-8868 has a CVSS v3 base score of 9.8 (CRITICAL).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2025-8868?

CVE-2025-8868 has an EPSS score of 23.14% (97th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2025-8868

CRITICALEPSS 97th pctl

9.8

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

In Progress Chef Automate, versions earlier than 4.13.295, on Linux x86 platform, an authenticated attacker can gain access to Chef Automate restricted functionality in the compliance service via improperly neutralized inputs used in an SQL command using a well-known token.

CWE-89SQL Injection CWE-200Information Exposure

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorNetwork

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredNone

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh

IntegrityHigh

AvailabilityHigh

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploit Intelligence

23.14%probability of exploitation in 30 days

97thpercentile

Very high risk: more likely to be exploited than 97% of all known CVEs.

References

https://docs.chef.io/release_notes_automate/#4.13.295

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2025-10-16.