CVE-2020-11932
Subiquity server installer logged LUKS full disk encryption password
It was discovered that the Subiquity installer for Ubuntu Server logged the LUKS full disk encryption password if one was entered.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- High
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
Subiquity server installer logged LUKS full disk encryption password
It was discovered that the Subiquity installer for Ubuntu Server logged the LUKS full disk encryption password if one was entered.
- Record
CVE-2020-11932- CVSS 3.1
- 2.3 Low
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-532
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2020-4269
It was discovered that the Subiquity installer for Ubuntu Server logged the LUKS full disk encryption password if one was entered.
- Record
EUVD-2020-4269- CVSS 3.1
- 2.3 Low
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-x6j6-cjpj-gpm9 No score
It was discovered that the Subiquity installer for Ubuntu Server logged the LUKS full disk...
It was discovered that the Subiquity installer for Ubuntu Server logged the LUKS full disk encryption password if one was entered.
- Record
GHSA-x6j6-cjpj-gpm9- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
It was discovered that the Subiquity installer for Ubuntu Server logged the LUKS full disk encryption password if one was entered.
- Record
CVE-2020-11932- CVSS 3.1
- 2.3 Low
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N - CVSS 2.0
- 2.1 Low
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-532
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
It was discovered that the Subiquity installer for Ubuntu Server logged the LUKS full disk encryption password if one was entered.
- Record
CVE-2020-11932- CVSS 3.1
- 2.3 Low
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2020-11932
It was discovered that the Subiquity installer for Ubuntu Server logged the LUKS full disk encryption password if one was entered.
- Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2020-11932- CVSS 3.1
- 2.3 Low
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
subiquityUbuntu:18.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 0.0.29 |
None known |
subiquityUbuntu:20.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 19.08.1.419.12.1.119.12.1.1+git71gea8d463f19.12.2+git106g3d9374ad20.03.3+git107gb7ae4d0620.03.3+git147gb34aeda020.04.1+git45g5f9fae1920.04.1+git45g5f9fae19ubuntu0.1 |
None known |
subiquityUbuntu:22.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 20.04.3+git84g6a5e36ed |
None known |
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| PoC in GitHub | ProjectorBUg/CVE-2020-11932 | 2020-05-10 |
| PoC in GitHub | Staubgeborener/CVE-2020-11932 | 2020-05-14 |
| PoC in GitHub | code-developers/CVE-2020-11932 | 2021-03-27 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases, products | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV, PoC in GitHub |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2020-11932 is a low vulnerability (CVSS 2.3) in Canonical Subiquity, published May 12, 2020. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.60%, the 48th percentile. No source names a fixed version.