CVE-2023-42658

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    CVE-2023-42658

    Published: 31 Oct 2023Last Modified: 28 Oct 2026

    Summary: InSpec Archive Command Vulnerable to Maliciously Crafted Profile

    Details: Archive command in Chef InSpec prior to 4.56.58 and 5.22.29 allow local command execution via maliciously crafted profile.

    References: https://community.chef.io/downloads/tools/inspec?os=windows, https://community.progress.com/s/article/Product-Alert-Bulletin-October-2023-CHEF-Inspec-CVE-2023-42658, https://docs.chef.io/inspec/cli/, https://docs.chef.io/release_notes_inspec/, https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2023/42xxx/CVE-2023-42658.json, https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-42658, https://github.com/inspec/inspec

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name:

    Purl:

    Affected ranges

    Type: GIT

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -e0fd1a204c318094cacbd24aadf6f74a3d49fc20

    Affected versions

    v5.22.28
    v5.22.27
    v5.22.26
    v5.22.25
    v5.22.24
    v5.22.23
    v5.22.22
    v5.22.21
    v5.22.20
    v5.22.19
    v5.22.18
    v5.22.17
    v5.22.16
    v5.22.15
    v5.22.14
    v5.22.13
    v5.22.12
    v5.22.11
    v5.22.10
    v5.22.9
    v5.22.8
    v5.22.7
    v5.22.6
    v5.22.5
    v5.22.4
    v5.22.3
    v5.22.2
    v5.22.1
    v5.22.0

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High
    CVE-2023-42658 | CVE-DB