VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2024-11584

CVSS score5.9 MEDIUM
EPSS probability0.14%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2025-06-26
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L

Description

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.

Weakness classification

  • 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0: CWE-732

Primary references