CVE-2023-1786

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions cloud-init versions prior to 23.1.2

Description The issue allows sensitive data to be exposed in logs, which an attacker could use to find hashed passwords and possibly escalate their privilege.

Recommendations For versions prior to 23.1.2, update to version 23.1.2 or later to resolve the issue. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting access to the logs to minimize the risk of exploitation.