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CVE-2019-7304: Local privilege escalation via snapd socket

• Severity: critical (CVSS 9.8 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 60.8% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2019-04-23 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-863

Description

Canonical snapd before version 2.37.1 incorrectly performed socket owner validation, allowing an attacker to run arbitrary commands as root. This issue affects: Canonical snapd versions prior to 2.37.1.

Affected products

• Canonical Ltd. snapd: before 2.37.1 — fixed in 2.37.1
• Canonical Ubuntu Linux: 14.04, 16.04, 18.04, 18.10

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Canonical Ltd. snapd 2.37.1. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://usn.ubuntu.com/3887-1/
• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/46361
• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/46362
• https://usn.ubuntu.com/3887-1/
• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/46361
• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/46362

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