CRITICAL
Local privilege escalation via snapd socket
Published Apr 23, 2019
9.8
CRITICALCVSS 3.1
EPSS 60.81%
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
-
- Version unspecifiedStatusaffectedConstraints<2.37.1
- Version
Configuration 2
OR
- 14.04
- 16.04
- 18.04
- 18.10
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
9.8 CRITICAL NVD
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector Network
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required None
User Interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality Impact High
Integrity Impact High
Availability Impact High
8.8 HIGH CVE.org
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector Local
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required Low
User Interaction None
Scope Changed
Confidentiality Impact High
Integrity Impact High
Availability Impact High
10.0 HIGH NVD
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Complete
Integrity Impact Complete
Availability Impact Complete
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
60.81% 0.60813
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 2, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.60813
Score over time
2021–2026- EPSS v1
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v1
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (34 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2, 2026 | 60.81% (0.60813) | 99.13th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Aug 20, 2026 | 61.08% (0.61075) | 99.09th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Aug 12, 2026 | 62.68% (0.62684) | 99.12th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jul 30, 2026 | 59.17% (0.59169) | 99.02th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jul 17, 2026 | 57.48% (0.57478) | 98.97th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 61.08% (0.61075) | 99.04th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| May 25, 2026 | 84.56% (0.84555) | 99.34th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Nov 21, 2025 | 82.70% (0.82702) | 99.19th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Nov 18, 2025 | 41.32% (0.41320) | 97.23th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Nov 8, 2025 | 82.88% (0.82881) | 99.20th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Oct 11, 2025 | 84.05% (0.84051) | 99.26th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Aug 13, 2025 | 82.22% (0.82216) | 99.17th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Aug 5, 2025 | 83.34% (0.83338) | 99.22th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jul 29, 2025 | 82.22% (0.82216) | 99.15th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jul 26, 2025 | 83.45% (0.83450) | 99.21th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| May 11, 2025 | 84.46% (0.84464) | 99.26th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Apr 23, 2025 | 83.45% (0.83450) | 99.20th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 85.16% (0.85164) | 99.31th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 5.02% (0.05019) | 92.75th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 5, 2024 | 10.26% (0.10256) | 95.01th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 23, 2024 | 12.80% (0.12796) | 95.48th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 17.05% (0.17047) | 95.95th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 12, 2024 | 22.64% (0.22642) | 96.38th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 24, 2024 | 21.00% (0.20999) | 96.26th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 24.39% (0.24394) | 96.46th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 19, 2023 | 30.93% (0.30928) | 96.53th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 18, 2023 | 36.78% (0.36782) | 96.62th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 37.63% (0.37628) | 96.54th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 29.47% (0.29468) | 97.42th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 29.47% (0.29468) | 96.22th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 3.63% (0.03630) | 71.73th | v1 |
| Jan 6, 2022 | 3.63% (0.03630) | 71.48th | v1 |
| Sep 1, 2021 | 3.63% (0.03630) | 82.60th | v1 |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 3.63% (0.03630) | 0.00th | v1 |
Weaknesses (1)
References (3)
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3887-1/ x_refsource_MISCVendor Advisory
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/46361 x_refsource_MISCExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/46362 x_refsource_MISCExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| https://usn.ubuntu.com/3887-1/ | x_refsource_MISCVendor Advisory | |
| https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/46361 | x_refsource_MISCExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/46362 | x_refsource_MISCExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner canonical
Published Apr 23, 2019
Updated Sep 16, 2024
Reserved Feb 1, 2019
Link CVE-2019-7304
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a