Information disclosure in Canonical Ltd. Cloud-Init
CVE-2023-1786
Sensitive data could be exposed in logs of cloud-init before version 23.1.2. An attacker could use this information to find hashed passwords and possibly escalate their privilege.
EPSS: 0.003 (18.1th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 5.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.
Affected products
- Canonical Ltd. Cloud-init — versions 0
- Canonical Cloud-init
- Canonical Ubuntu_linux — versions 16.04, 18.04, 20.04
- Fedoraproject Fedora — versions 38
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- security@ubuntu.com (Patch, patch)
- security@ubuntu.com (issue-tracking, Issue Tracking)
- security@ubuntu.com (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- security@ubuntu.com (Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2023-1786?
- CVE-2023-1786 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Canonical Ltd. Cloud-Init, classified under Insertion of Sensitive Information into Log File. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2023-04-26.
- How severe is CVE-2023-1786?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.