CVE-2012-6639: canonical cloud-init Improper Privilege Management
CVSS: 9.0v2.0HighModified
AliasesDEBIAN-CVE-2012-6639
Published 25-11-2019Last modified 06-08-2024
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2012-6639 is a high (CVSS 9.0) Improper Privilege Management vulnerability in canonical cloud-init. EPSS estimates a 2.05% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 80.8% of scored vulnerabilities.
CVSS score
9.0/10
010
High · v2.0 (NVD)EPSS score
2.05%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 daysKEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded
Timeline
- 25-11-2019PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 06-08-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
An privilege elevation vulnerability exists in Cloud-init before 0.7.0 when requests to an untrusted system are submitted for EC2 instance data.
CVSS metrics
3 scores · 2 sources · 2 versionsHigh 8.8Preferred score · NVD (NIST)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HSourcesAll 2 agree
- OSV · DebianEcosystem advisory · calculated8.8HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
High 9.0Preferred score · NVD (NIST)
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:CSourcesSingle source
EPSS trend
Probability
2.05%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
81%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
0.00 pp
From 2.05% on 18-09-2026
18-09-202618-10-2026
EPSS score2.05%
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Debian2 products
- cloud-init< 0.7.1-1
- debian_linuxEOL8.0 | 9.0 | 10.0
Canonical1 product
- cloud-init< 0.7.0
Cloud-init1 product
- cloud-init< 0.7.0
Suse1 product
- linux_enterprise_server11:sp2 | 11:sp3
4 vendors · 5 products
