CVE-2024-42018 is a high-severity vulnerability affecting Atos Eviden SMC xScale before version 1.6.6, specifically impacting diskful nodes. It involves a flaw in cloudinit configuration where sensitive credentials, retrieved during node initialization, are exposed due to an iptables mitigation failing after a reboot. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 7.7 (High), indicating a network-based attack with low complexity that can lead to high confidentiality impact. There is currently no public exploit code available, nor is there evidence of active exploitation or significant community discussion.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
| N/A | N/A | n/aCNA affected |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N
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