CVE-2023-1786
cloud-init: sensitive data could be exposed in logs
Severity
ModerateRed Hat Product Security
CVSS 3.1
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Published · April 27, 2023
Updated · November 22, 2025
Description
A vulnerability was found in cloud-init. With this flaw, exposure of sensitive data is possible in world-readable cloud-init logs. This flaw allows an attacker to use this information to find hashed passwords and possibly escalate their privilege.
CVSS score applicability
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Mitigation
No mitigation is specified in collected source.
CVSS / CWE
CVSS 3.1 · 5.5CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
CWE-200 · Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor