Medium severity · published Jun 26, 2025
CVE-2024-11584
cloud-init through 25.1.2 includes the systemd socket unit cloud-init-hotplugd.socket with default SocketMode that grants 0666 permissions, making it world-writable. This is used…
5.3
CVSS
0.1%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
cloud-init through 25.1.2 includes the systemd socket unit cloud-init-hotplugd.socket with default SocketMode that grants 0666 permissions, making it world-writable. This is used for the "/run/cloud-init/hook-hotplug-cmd" FIFO. An unprivileged user could trigger hotplug-hook commands.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
Low
Availability
Low
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.1% · higher than 4% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
CL
Cloud-init · Canonical
before 25.1.3 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-11584
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-11584
Patch
https://github.com/canonical/cloud-init/pull/6265/commits/6e10240a7f0a2d6110b398640b3fd46cfa9a7cf3
Release Notes
https://github.com/canonical/cloud-init/releases/tag/25.1.3
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