{"cve":"CVE-2020-8632","nvd":{"published":"2020-02-05T14:15:11.653","modified":"2026-06-17T03:26:40.933","status":"Modified","description":"In cloud-init through 19.4, rand_user_password in cloudinit/config/cc_set_passwords.py has a small default pwlen value, which makes it easier for attackers to guess passwords.","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:N/A:N","score":5.5},"cwes":["CWE-521"],"references":["http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-03/msg00042.html","https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/cloud-init/+bug/1860795","https://github.com/canonical/cloud-init/pull/189","https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/02/msg00021.html","http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-03/msg00042.html"],"products":["canonical:cloud-init","debian:debian_linux","opensuse:leap"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T21:02:53.949909883+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2020-8632","score":0.0038,"percentile":0.31991,"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."]}