{"cve":"CVE-2018-10896","nvd":{"published":"2018-08-01T17:29:00.393","modified":"2026-06-17T01:34:51.937","status":"Modified","description":"The default cloud-init configuration, in cloud-init 0.6.2 and newer, included \"ssh_deletekeys: 0\", disabling cloud-init's deletion of ssh host keys. In some environments, this could lead to instances created by cloning a golden master or template system, sharing ssh host keys, and being able to impersonate one another or conduct man-in-the-middle attacks.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":{"version":"3.1","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N","score":7.1},"cwes":["CWE-321"],"references":["https://bugs.launchpad.net/cloud-init/+bug/1781094","https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1574338","https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2018-10896","https://bugs.launchpad.net/cloud-init/+bug/1781094","https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1574338"],"products":["canonical:cloud-init"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T20:52:03.425131697+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2018-10896","score":0.00351,"percentile":0.28821,"date":"2026-10-31"},"kev":null,"osv":[],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}