CVE-2023-42658
InSpec Archive Command Vulnerable to Maliciously Crafted Profile
Archive command in Chef InSpec prior to 4.56.58 and 5.22.29 allow local command execution via maliciously crafted profile.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
InSpec Archive Command Vulnerable to Maliciously Crafted Profile
Archive command in Chef InSpec prior to 4.56.58 and 5.22.29 allow local command execution via maliciously crafted profile.
- Record
CVE-2023-42658- CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-94, CWE-917
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2023-47091
Archive command in Chef InSpec prior to 4.56.58 and 5.22.29 allow local command execution via maliciously crafted profile.
- Record
EUVD-2023-47091- CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-x626-c49h-fr9m
Archive, check and export commands in Chef InSpec prior to 4.56.58 and 5.22.29 allow local...
Archive, check and export commands in Chef InSpec prior to 4.56.58 and 5.22.29 allow local command execution via maliciously crafted profile.
- Record
GHSA-x626-c49h-fr9m- CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-94, CWE-917
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
Archive command in Chef InSpec prior to 4.56.58 and 5.22.29 allow local command execution via maliciously crafted profile.
- Record
CVE-2023-42658- CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-94, CWE-917
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
InSpec Archive Command Vulnerable to Maliciously Crafted Profile
Archive command in Chef InSpec prior to 4.56.58 and 5.22.29 allow local command execution via maliciously crafted profile.
- Record
CVE-2023-42658- CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-917, CWE-94
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases, products, published | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2023-42658 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 8.8) in Chef Inspec, published October 31, 2023. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.29%, the 22nd percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
docs.chef.io/release_notes_inspec
community.progress.com/s/article/Product-Alert-Bulletin-October-2023-CHEF-Inspec-CVE-2023-42658
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-42658
github.com/advisories/GHSA-x626-c49h-fr9m
community.chef.io/downloads/tools/inspec?os=windows