CVE-2024-6174 HIGH

CVE-2024-6174

Vendor Canonical
Product cloud-init
Published June 26, 2025
Last update June 26, 2025
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CVSS base score

8.8/10
Attack vector Adjacent
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction None
Confidentiality High
Integrity High

CVSS vector

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

What the vulnerability does

01Description

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.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

June 26, 2025 CVE published
June 26, 2025 Record updated