Vulnerability in Microsoft Azure
CVE-2019-0816
A security feature bypass exists in Azure SSH Keypairs, due to a change in the provisioning logic for some Linux images that use cloud-init, aka 'Azure SSH Keypairs Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability'.
EPSS: 0.014 (69.6th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 5.1 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N.
Affected products
- Microsoft Azure
- Microsoft Ubuntu Server — versions 18.04-LTS
- Canonical Ubuntu_linux — versions 18.04
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- secure@microsoft.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor Advisory)
- secure@microsoft.com (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_SUSE)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2019-0816?
- CVE-2019-0816 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Azure, classified under Use of Incorrectly-Resolved Name or Reference. CVSS score: 5.1/10. Published 2019-04-09.
- How severe is CVE-2019-0816?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.1 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2019-0816 known to be exploited?
- 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.