Cloud Init

cloud-init

Vendor: Canonical • 9 CVEs

CVEs (9)

CVE VENDORS PRODUCTS UPDATED PUBLISHED CVSS
CVE-2024-6174 1Canonical 1Cloud Init Jun 17, 2026 Jun 26, 2025 N/A· v4 8.8 HIGH· v3 N/A· v2 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.
CVE-2024-11584 1Canonical 1Cloud Init Jun 17, 2026 Jun 26, 2025 N/A· v4 5.3 MEDIUM· v3 N/A· v2 cloud-init through 25.1.2 includes the systemd socket unit cloud-init-hotplugd.socket with default SocketMode that grants 0666 permissions, making it world-writable. This is used for the "/run/cloud-init/hook-hotplug-cmd...Show more cloud-init through 25.1.2 includes the systemd socket unit cloud-init-hotplugd.socket with default SocketMode that grants 0666 permissions, making it world-writable. This is used for the "/run/cloud-init/hook-hotplug-cmd" FIFO. An unprivileged user could trigger hotplug-hook commands.Show less
CVE-2023-1786 2Canonical Fedoraproject 3Cloud Init FedoraUbuntu Linux Jun 17, 2026 Apr 26, 2023 N/A· v4 5.5 MEDIUM· v3 N/A· v2 Sensitive data could be exposed in logs of cloud-init before version 23.1.2. An attacker could use this information to find hashed passwords and possibly escalate their privilege.
CVE-2022-2084 1Canonical 2Cloud Init Ubuntu Linux Jun 17, 2026 Apr 19, 2023 N/A· v4 5.5 MEDIUM· v3 N/A· v2 Sensitive data could be exposed in world readable logs of cloud-init before version 22.3 when schema failures are reported. This leak could include hashed passwords.
CVE-2021-3429 1Canonical 1Cloud Init Jun 17, 2026 Apr 19, 2023 N/A· v4 5.5 MEDIUM· v3 N/A· v2 When instructing cloud-init to set a random password for a new user account, versions before 21.2 would write that password to the world-readable log file /var/log/cloud-init-output.log. This could allow a local user to...Show more When instructing cloud-init to set a random password for a new user account, versions before 21.2 would write that password to the world-readable log file /var/log/cloud-init-output.log. This could allow a local user to log in as another user.Show less
CVE-2020-8632 3Canonical DebianOpensuse 3Cloud Init Debian LinuxLeap Jun 17, 2026 Feb 5, 2020 N/A· v4 5.5 MEDIUM· v3 2.1 LOW· v2 In cloud-init through 19.4, rand_user_password in cloudinit/config/cc_set_passwords.py has a small default pwlen value, which makes it easier for attackers to guess passwords.
CVE-2020-8631 3Canonical DebianOpensuse 3Cloud Init Debian LinuxLeap Jun 17, 2026 Feb 5, 2020 N/A· v4 5.5 MEDIUM· v3 2.1 LOW· v2 cloud-init through 19.4 relies on Mersenne Twister for a random password, which makes it easier for attackers to predict passwords, because rand_str in cloudinit/util.py calls the random.choice function.
CVE-2012-6639 3Canonical DebianSuse 3Cloud Init Debian LinuxLinux Enterprise Server Nov 21, 2024 Nov 25, 2019 N/A· v4 8.8 HIGH· v3 9.0 HIGH· v2 An privilege elevation vulnerability exists in Cloud-init before 0.7.0 when requests to an untrusted system are submitted for EC2 instance data.
CVE-2018-10896 1Canonical 1Cloud Init Nov 21, 2024 Aug 1, 2018 N/A· v4 7.1 HIGH· v3 3.6 LOW· v2 The default cloud-init configuration, in cloud-init 0.6.2 and newer, included "ssh_deletekeys: 0", disabling cloud-init's deletion of ssh host keys. In some environments, this could lead to instances created by cloning a...Show more The default cloud-init configuration, in cloud-init 0.6.2 and newer, included "ssh_deletekeys: 0", disabling cloud-init's deletion of ssh host keys. In some environments, this could lead to instances created by cloning a golden master or template system, sharing ssh host keys, and being able to impersonate one another or conduct man-in-the-middle attacks.Show less