CVE-2024-6174
8.8
HIGH
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 0.13%
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.
How to fix CVE-2024-6174
No fixed version has been published yet. Mitigate by removing the affected package or applying upstream guidance from the references below.
- Debian/cloud-init—no fix listed
Is CVE-2024-6174 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 0.1%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (1)
- from 0
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | HIGH8.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |