VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2024-6174

CVSS score8.8 HIGH
EPSS probability0.26%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2025-06-26
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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.

Weakness classification

  • 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0: CWE-287

Primary references