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TI-2023-04770 Aliases CVE-2023-5182GHSA-9j7r-mqx9-67mv

Sensitive information in log files in Canonical subiquity

Priority LOW 24CWE-532Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Information disclosure
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · None · None
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-532.

Summary

Sensitive data could be exposed in logs of subiquity version 23.09.1 and earlier. An attacker in the adm group could use this information to find hashed passwords and possibly escalate their privilege.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00224 13th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
None
Automatable
No
Technical impact
Partial

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
Canonicalsubiquityup to 23.09.1—No fix listedCNA
  • subiquity VendorCanonical Affected up to 23.09.1 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:canonical:subiquity:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*up to 23.09.1VulnerableCanonical
  • cpe:2.3:a:canonical:subiquity:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 23.09.1 Vulnerable ·Canonical

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-5182
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-9j7r-mqx9-67mv

References

Patch 2

  • TI-2022-00474 Subiquity Shows Guided Storage Passphrase in Plaintext with Read-all Permissions CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.4
  • TI-2020-09596 Subiquity server installer logged LUKS full disk encryption password CVSS 3.1LOW 2.3

Sources

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