5.1
MEDIUM CVSS 3.0
CVE-2019-0816
Azure SSH Keypairs Cloud-Init Bypass
Description

A security feature bypass exists in Azure SSH Keypairs, due to a change in the provisioning logic for some Linux images that use cloud-init, aka 'Azure SSH Keypairs Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability'.

INFO

Published Date :

April 9, 2019, 3:29 a.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2024, 4:17 a.m.

Remotely Exploit :

No
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2019-0816 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Canonical ubuntu_linux
2 Canonical ubuntu_linux
1 Microsoft azure
CVSS Scores
The Common Vulnerability Scoring System is a standardized framework for assessing the severity of vulnerabilities in software and systems. We collect and displays CVSS scores from various sources for each CVE.
Score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Source
CVSS 2.0 LOW [email protected]
CVSS 3.0 MEDIUM [email protected]
Solution
The cloud-init package has a security vulnerability.
  • Update the cloud-init package.
  • If necessary, contact the vendor for updated packages.
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2019-0816 has a 2 public PoC/Exploit available at Github. Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2019-0816 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

None

Updated: 2 months, 2 weeks ago
0 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : June 2, 2025, 9:37 a.m. This repo has been linked 7 different CVEs too.

None

Python

Updated: 1 year, 2 months ago
0 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : June 20, 2024, 5:24 p.m. This repo has been linked 1 different CVEs too.

Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.

The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2019-0816 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2019-0816 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-12/msg00018.html
    Added Reference https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2019-0816
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CWE Remap by [email protected]

    Aug. 24, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CWE CWE-254 CWE-706
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Dec. 04, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-12/msg00018.html [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Apr. 10, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N)
    Added CVSS V3 AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
    Changed Reference Type https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2019-0816 No Types Assigned https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2019-0816 Vendor Advisory
    Added CWE CWE-254
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:18.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* OR cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:azure:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
Vulnerability Scoring Details
Base CVSS Score: 5.1
Attack Vector
Attack Complexity
Privileges Required
User Interaction
Scope
Confidentiality Impact
Integrity Impact
Availability Impact
Base CVSS Score: 1.9
Access Vector
Access Complexity
Authentication
Confidentiality Impact
Integrity Impact
Availability Impact
Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.10 }} -0.10%

score

0.24806

percentile