CVE-2019-7304
highpriority · attend · 70OT risk · highEPSS 0.608 · 99 %ileexploit · PoCEURUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
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.
cvss
Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.
base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · high–critical · 7.8–10
weaknesses
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exploits (7)
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- SecuritySi/CVE-2019-7304_DirtySockPayload GeneratorPoC · poc_in_github
affected products (11)
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also known as (4)
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sources
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references (12)
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/151640/snapd-2.37-Ubuntu-dirty/sock-Local-Privilege-Escalation.htmlcnnvd
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3887-1/cnnvd
- https://vigilance.fr/vulnerability/snapd-privilege-escalation-via-Socket-Access-Control-28497cnnvd
- https://www.auscert.org.au/bulletins/75462cnnvd
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/46361cnnvd
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/46362cnnvd
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3887-1/enisa_euvd
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/46361enisa_euvd
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