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Critical severity · published Apr 23, 2019
CVE-2019-7304
Canonical snapd before version 2.37.1 incorrectly performed socket owner validation, allowing an attacker to run arbitrary commands as root
9.8
CVSS
60.8%
EPSS
No
On KEV
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.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)60.8% · higher than 99% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
SN
Snapd · Canonical
before 2.37.1 · source: NVD
UL
Ubuntu Linux · Canonical
14.04; 16.04; 18.04; 18.10 · source: NVD
Affected product
SN
Snapd
Canonical
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-7304
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-7304
Vendor Advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3887-1/
Exploit
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/46361
Exploit
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/46362
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