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CVE-2015-8559
The knife bootstrap command in chef Infra client before version 15.4.45 leaks the validator.pem private RSA key to /var/log/messages.
High7.5EPSS 1.9%
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- mitre
Description
The knife bootstrap command in chef Infra client before version 15.4.45 leaks the validator.pem private RSA key to /var/log/messages.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 3.1 | High7.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 1.9% · top 20% of all CVEs (5 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 7.5.
Weakness
Affected products
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- affected n/a
References (4)
- [oss-security] 20151214 Re: Chef: knife bootstrap leaks validator privkey into system logs (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- https://github.com/chef/chef/issues/3871 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- https://discourse.chef.io/t/chef-infra-client-15-4-45-released/16081 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- https://github.com/chef/chef/pull/8885 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
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