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CVE-2024-6174

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CVE-2024-6174

Published: Jun 26, 2025

Modified: Jun 26, 2025

PUBLISHED

CVSS v3.1

8.8

HIGH

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.

VendorProductVersions

Canonical

cloud-init

affected
0.7.9 - < 25.1.3

CVSS v3.1 Details

CVSS v3.1 Vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack Vector

Adjacent

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

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