CVE-2019-7304 EXPLOIT
9.8
CRITICAL · CVSS 3.1 · EPSS 60.8% (pctl 99)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
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.
Scoring
| CVSS | 9.8 (CRITICAL, v3.1) |
|---|---|
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| EPSS | 60.81% — more likely to be exploited than 99% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-863 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2019-04-23 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-17 |
Affected (2)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| canonical | snapd |
| canonical | ubuntu linux |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | snapd < 2.37 (Ubuntu) - 'dirty_sock' Local Privilege Escalation (1) | 2019-02-13 |
| exploit-db | snapd < 2.37 (Ubuntu) - 'dirty_sock' Local Privilege Escalation (2) | 2019-02-13 |
References
→ the Explorer · watch your stack · NVD