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Full vulnerability report · 2025
CVE-2024-6174High confidence

When a non-x86 platform is detected, cloud-init grants root access to a hardcoded url with a local IP address

Canonical · cloud-init

8.8HighCVSS 3.1
Recommended action
Within 7 days

High technical severity; prioritise exposed affected systems while verifying vendor guidance.

Fix not verified
Distribution package intelligence

Ubuntu vendor package status

Canonical’s release and source-package findings are shown separately from local repository availability.

1 package state
Repository candidate not checked

A published vendor fix does not prove that a matching update is enabled and installable on a particular asset. Confirm the local package candidate before scheduling remediation.

Ubuntu releaseSource packageVendor stateFixed versionEvidence
Ubuntu 24.04 LTSnoble · standard archivecloud-initVendor fix publishedCanonical reports that a fixed source package version has been published. Repository candidate availability is not checked by BlackTree.25.1.4-0ubuntu0~24.04.1Canonical record ↗Source updated 10 Sept 2026
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National CERT insights
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Official European source

ENISA European Vulnerability Database

Official EUVD identifiers, advisory evidence and known-exploited context. Missing fields are not treated as evidence of low risk.

1 current
ENISA EUVD identifier

EUVD-2024-54707

No EUVD known-exploited evidence

ENISA has published the identifier mapping but no EUVD description has been stored yet.

EUVD state
Present in the current official mapping
Known exploitation
Not present in the current ENISA EUVD known-exploited dataset. This is not proof of no exploitation.
ENISA score
Not supplied in the stored EUVD record
Advisory evidence
No linked advisory details stored yet
Recommended actionWithin 7 days

High technical severity; prioritise exposed affected systems while verifying vendor guidance.

Fix not verified
01

What, why and how

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.

What

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.

Why

The affected component does not establish the requesting party's identity reliably before granting access.

How

An attacker operating through an adjacent network may attempt exploitation without authentication or user interaction. If successful, the issue may cause the confidentiality, integrity or availability impact described by the vendor.

What

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.

Why

The affected component does not establish the requesting party's identity reliably before granting access.

How

An attacker operating through an adjacent network may attempt exploitation without authentication or user interaction. If successful, the issue may cause the confidentiality, integrity or availability impact described by the vendor.

02

Exploit reality and attack path

CVSS severity, EPSS forecast probability, public exploit material and CISA-confirmed exploitation are separate signals.

Observed exploitation
?Confirmed exploitation and public exploit material are separate signals. Attacks can occur without public proof-of-concept or exploit code.
No confirmed evidence

No CISA KEV match was present at the last successful refresh. This means no confirmation from that source, not proof of no exploitation.

Public PoC / exploit material
?Confirmed exploitation and public exploit material are separate signals. Attacks can occur without public proof-of-concept or exploit code.
None recorded

No exploit-tagged reference or CISA SSVC proof-of-concept state is currently recorded. Research may still exist outside the structured feeds.

Likely attack path
an adjacent network → Improper Authentication → cause the confidentiality, integrity or availability impact described by the vendor
Attack surface
Adjacent
Privileges required
None: unauthenticated exploitation is possible
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low: no specialised conditions are recorded
Security boundary
Unchanged: impact remains within the vulnerable component's security authority
Weakness
?CWE means Common Weakness Enumeration: a standard category for the underlying weakness.
CWE-287 ↗

CWE-287: Improper Authentication. When an actor claims to have a given identity, the product does not prove or insufficiently proves that the claim is correct.

CVSS vector
?CVSS means Common Vulnerability Scoring System. The vector records the metric values used to calculate technical severity.
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Common Vulnerability Scoring System 3.1: the compact vector below is decoded into plain language.

AVAdjacentAttack vector: The attacker must be on an adjacent or logically close network.ACLowAttack complexity: No specialised conditions are required beyond attacker-controlled input.PRNonePrivileges required: The attacker does not need an account or existing privileges.UINoneUser interaction: No action by another user is required.SUnchangedScope: The security impact remains within the vulnerable component's authority.CHighConfidentiality impact: A successful attack can cause a major loss.IHighIntegrity impact: A successful attack can cause a major loss.AHighAvailability impact: A successful attack can cause a major loss.
Post-exploitation / living off the land
No specific living-off-the-land technique is confirmed in the structured sources. Monitor normal administration tools for activity inconsistent with the affected service's baseline.
UnauthenticatedCWE-287
A

Official authority intelligence

Only matched European and national findings are included. Language selectors and unavailable sources are omitted.

BSI · German · WID-SEC-W-2025-1539Red Hat Enterprise Linux (cloud-init): Schwachstelle ermöglicht Erlangen von Administratorrechten

Ein Angreifer aus einem angrenzenden Netzwerk kann eine Schwachstelle in der cloud-init Komponente von Red Hat Enterprise Linux ausnutzen, um Administratorrechte zu erlangen.

Official advisory
CERT-FR · French · CERTFR-2025-AVI-0969Multiples vulnérabilités dans les produits VMware

ord?id=CVE-2024-58082 Référence CVE CVE-2024-58083 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-58083 Référence CVE CVE-2024-58085 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-58085 Référence CVE CVE-2024-58086 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-58086 Référence CVE CVE-2024-58088 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-58088 Référence CVE CVE-2024-58090 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-58090 Référence CVE CVE-2024-58093 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-58093 Référence CVE CVE-2024-58266 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-58266 Référence CVE CVE-2024-6119 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-6119 Référence CVE CVE-2024-6174 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-6174 Référence CVE CVE-2024-6232 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-6232 Référence CVE CVE-2024-6345 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-6345 Référence CVE CVE-2024-6923 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-6923 Référence CVE CVE-2024-7254 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-7254 Référence CVE CVE-2024-7264 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-7264 Référence CVE CVE-2024-7592 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-7592 Référence CVE CVE-2024-8088 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-8088 Référence CVE CVE-2024-8096 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-8096 Ré

Official advisory
CERT-FR · French · CERTFR-2025-AVI-0756Multiples vulnérabilités dans les produits VMware

ord?id=CVE-2024-55549 Référence CVE CVE-2024-56171 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-56171 Référence CVE CVE-2024-56406 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-56406 Référence CVE CVE-2024-56433 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-56433 Référence CVE CVE-2024-56664 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-56664 Référence CVE CVE-2024-56751 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-56751 Référence CVE CVE-2024-58093 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-58093 Référence CVE CVE-2024-58251 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-58251 Référence CVE CVE-2024-6119 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-6119 Référence CVE CVE-2024-6174 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-6174 Référence CVE CVE-2024-6232 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-6232 Référence CVE CVE-2024-6345 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-6345 Référence CVE CVE-2024-6763 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-6763 Référence CVE CVE-2024-6923 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-6923 Référence CVE CVE-2024-7012 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-7012 Référence CVE CVE-2024-7254 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-7254 Référence CVE CVE-2024-7264 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-7264 Référence CVE CVE-2024-7592 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-7592 Ré

Official advisory
03

Patch and workaround

Operational remediation based on structured source evidence.

Status
?Patch availability is based on structured fixed-version fields and authoritative update references. If no fix is verified, check the vendor advisory before making a change.
Fix not verified
Affected
0.7.9 < 25.1.3
Fixed
No fixed version is explicitly recorded in the structured CVE data.
Action
No verified patch reference is present in the current structured sources. Check the vendor advisory before making a change.
Workaround
No verified workaround is recorded. Limit untrusted access and use least privilege until authoritative guidance is available.
04

Evidence and provenance

Published 26 Jun 2025 · Last source change 26 Jun 2025, 17:38 UTC · CWE-287 · Improper Authentication

CVE recordCVE.org · 5.1
CVSS sourceCNA
EPSS source
?The date BlackTree first stored a score for this CVE from the daily FIRST EPSS feed.
FIRST · tracked since 2026-08-14
European sourceENISA EUVD · EUVD-2024-54707
Product sourceCNA
Remediation sourceCVE/CNA references
CWE sourceCISA ADP
NVD statusNVD enriched

Core structured fields are present and their contributing authorities are shown above.

Material change intelligence

What changed after publication

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No material field changes have been recorded since change tracking began. Routine source refreshes and cosmetic edits are intentionally excluded.

Material fields only · duplicate refreshes suppressed · history retained for the configured operational retention period
CVE published
ENISA EUVD · EUVD-2024-54707↗CVE authority or vendor reference↗Official CVE record (CNA and ADP data)↗NVD record↗
Technical terms and abbreviations used in this report
CVE
Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures: the public identifier for one disclosed vulnerability.
CVSS
Common Vulnerability Scoring System: a technical severity framework; it is not patching priority by itself.
EPSS
Exploit Prediction Scoring System: FIRST's estimate of the probability that exploitation activity will be observed in the next 30 days; it is a forecast, not confirmation.
CWE
Common Weakness Enumeration: the standard category describing the underlying software or hardware weakness.
CNA
CVE Numbering Authority: an organisation authorised to assign and publish CVE records.
CISA ADP
Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency Authorized Data Publisher: structured enrichment added to a CVE record.
NVD
National Vulnerability Database: NIST's enrichment service for CVE records.
CERT / CSIRT
A computer security incident response team that publishes warnings or coordinates incident response.
PoC
Proof of concept: public material that demonstrates or helps reproduce exploitation.
CSAF
Common Security Advisory Framework: a machine-readable format for security advisories.
LoTL
Living off the land: abuse of legitimate tools or system functions during an attack.
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