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CVE-2024-6174

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Published: Jun 26, 2025Modified: Jun 17, 2026

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8.8
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Exploitability: 2.8 / Impact: 5.9
Source: security@ubuntu.com (Secondary)

Description

When a non-x86 platform is detected, cloud-init grants root access to a hardcoded url with a local IP address. To prevent this, cloud-init default configurations disable platform enumeration.

Affected (1)

Canonical
1 product
Cloud Init
Configuration A
1 vulnerable
Vulnerable SoftwareAffected Versions
Cloud Init
Before 25.1.3

Related CWEs

CWE-287
Improper Authentication
When an actor claims to have a given identity, the product does not prove or insufficiently proves that the claim is correct.

References (1)

Source: security@ubuntu.com
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