Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2026-8933

The Linux/Unix host has one or more packages installed that are impacted by a vulnerability without a vendor supplied patch available. - A local privilege escalation vulnerability exists in snap-confine, a set-capabilities core component used internally by Canonical snapd to construct the secure...

Ubuntu snap-confine Flaw Could Give Local Users Root on Default Desktop Installs

Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed details of a new local privilege escalation LPE vulnerability in snap-confine that an unprivileged user can trigger to obtain root access and gain complete control of a target environment. The high-severity flaw, tracked as CVE-2026-8933 CVSS score: 7.8,...

New Ubuntu Desktop Vulnerability Turns Local Access Into Root Control

A vulnerability in snap-confine lets an unprivileged user gain root access on affected Ubuntu Desktop systems. Install the latest snapd update to fix the issue...

CVE-2026-8933

A local privilege escalation vulnerability exists in snap-confine, a set-capabilities core component used internally by Canonical snapd to construct the secure execution environment for snap applications. This vulnerability uniquely affects versions of snap-confine configured with set-capabilitie...

USN-8579-1 snapd vulnerabilities

James Henstridge discovered that snapd's default apparmor template did not restrict access to systemd-userdbd varlink interface. A local attacker could possibly use this issue to obtain sensitive information. CVE-2024-5300 Qualys discovered that snap-confine can be tricked to create...

USN-8579-1: snapd vulnerabilities

James Henstridge discovered that snapd's default apparmor template did not restrict access to systemd-userdbd varlink interface. A local attacker could possibly use this issue to obtain sensitive information. CVE-2024-5300 Qualys discovered that snap-confine can be tricked to create...

EUVD-2026-46262

A local privilege escalation vulnerability exists in snap-confine, a set-capabilities core component used internally by Canonical snapd to construct the secure execution environment for snap applications. This vulnerability uniquely affects versions of snap-confine configured with set-capabilitie...

CVE-2026-8933

A local privilege escalation vulnerability exists in snap-confine, a set-capabilities core component used internally by Canonical snapd to construct the secure execution environment for snap applications. This vulnerability uniquely affects versions of snap-confine configured with set-capabilitie...

CVE-2026-8933 snap-confine Local Privilege Escalation via Capabilities Misconfiguration or Flaw in Execution Environment Setup

A local privilege escalation vulnerability exists in snap-confine, a set-capabilities core component used internally by Canonical snapd to construct the secure execution environment for snap applications. This vulnerability uniquely affects versions of snap-confine configured with set-capabilitie...

CVE-2026-8933 snap-confine Local Privilege Escalation via Capabilities Misconfiguration or Flaw in Execution Environment Setup

A local privilege escalation vulnerability exists in snap-confine, a set-capabilities core component used internally by Canonical snapd to construct the secure execution environment for snap applications. This vulnerability uniquely affects versions of snap-confine configured with set-capabilitie...

CVE-2026-8933

A local privilege escalation affecting snap-confine (used by Canonical snapd) configured with set-capabilities. The flaw lies in how privilege boundaries/security sandboxes are initialized when running under limited ambient capabilities, allowing an unprivileged local user to bypass restrictions ...

CVE-2026-15226 snapd snap-confine Sandbox Confinement Bypass via Omission of setuid Restriction in Seccomp Templates

A sandbox confinement bypass vulnerability exists in Canonical snapd within its internal execution environment compiler snap-confine. The default seccomp security templates generated by the engine to restrict system calls do not filter or reject process operations capable of creating or...

CVE-2026-15226

Canonically reported vulnerability CVE-2026-15226 affects Canonical snapd’s sandboxed environment (snap-confine). The issue: default seccomp templates did not filter or reject operations to create/manipulate file execution flags with set-user-id attributes, allowing a strictly confined snap to co...

CVE-2026-8933

A local privilege escalation vulnerability exists in snap-confine, a set-capabilities core component used internally by Canonical snapd to construct the secure execution environment for snap applications. This vulnerability uniquely affects versions of snap-confine configured with set-capabilitie...

UBUNTU-CVE-2026-8933

A local privilege escalation vulnerability exists in snap-confine, a set-capabilities core component used internally by Canonical snapd to construct the secure execution environment for snap applications. This vulnerability uniquely affects versions of snap-confine configured with set-capabilitie...

PT-2026-61944

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Canonical snapd affected versions not specified Description A sandbox confinement bypass exists in the internal execution environment compiler snap-confine. The default seccomp security templates, which are used to restrict system calls, fail ...

PT-2026-61956

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions snap-confine affected versions not specified Description A local privilege escalation issue exists in snap-confine, a core component used by Canonical snapd to create secure execution environments for snap applications. The flaw occurs in...

Directory Traversal

Overview @hapi/inert is a Static file and directory handlers plugin for hapi.js Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Directory Traversal via the confine option. An unauthenticated remote attacker can access files outside the intended directory by crafting requests that exploit...

Ubuntu CVE-2026-3888 Bug Lets Attackers Gain Root via systemd Cleanup Timing Exploit

A high-severity security flaw affecting default installations of Ubuntu Desktop versions 24.04 and later could be exploited to escalate privileges to the root level. Tracked as CVE-2026-3888 CVSS score: 7.8, the issue could allow an attacker to seize control of a susceptible system. "This flaw...

CVE-2026-3888: Important Snap Flaw Enables Local Privilege Escalation to Root

The Qualys Threat Research Unit has identified a Local Privilege Escalation LPE vulnerability affecting default installations of Ubuntu Desktop version 24.04 and later. This flaw CVE-2026-3888 allows an unprivileged local attacker to escalate privileges to full root access through the interaction...