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CVE-2019-7304

A public proof of concept exists; no exploitation attested.

  • Published2019-04-23
  • WeaknessCWE-863

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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.

Timeline

dates in UTC
  1. 2019-02-13Exploit-DB entryExploit-DB
  2. 2019-04-2316:29CVE publishedNVD

Observed activity

isMalicious corpus · updated 2026-11-03 21:37 UTC
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Versions per branch

NVD
Canonical ubuntu linux
BranchAffectedFixed in
14.4= 14.04no fix published
16.4= 16.04no fix published
18.4= 18.04no fix published
18.10= 18.10no fix published
Canonical snapd
BranchAffectedFixed in
2.37< 2.37.12.37.1

as publishedRanges as NVD and OSV publish them; a distribution’s build can be fixed under an older number.

Distribution builds and vendor advisories

Packages from OSV.dev and products from the vendors' CSAF advisories.

version not verifiedVersions not verified: read as OSV.dev and the vendors publish them, not checked against each vendor's release list.

Packages

  • snapdUbuntu:18.04:LTSall versions · fixed in 2.34.2+18.04.1
  • snapdUbuntu:16.04:LTSall versions · fixed in 2.34.2ubuntu0.1
  • snapdUbuntu:14.04:LTSall versions · fixed in 2.34.2~14.04.1
  • snapdDebian:14all versions · fixed in 2.37.1-1
  • snapdDebian:13all versions · fixed in 2.37.1-1
  • snapdDebian:12all versions · fixed in 2.37.1-1

Full record on NVD

Fix

Advisories and patches

Detection

read 2026-11-02 22:42 UTC
Nuclei template
none so far
ProjectDiscovery
Exploit-DB
EDB-46361EDB-46362
Exploit-DB
Proof-of-concept repositories
5 repositories, unverifiedinitstring/dirty_sockSecuritySi/CVE-2019-7304_DirtySockelvi7major/snap_priv_escf4T1H21/dirty_sockKaine105/Document-Linux-Privilege-Escalation
PoC-in-GitHub
Metasploit modules
none listed
Metasploit Framework

Sources

Identifiers

Technical details

CVSS v3 Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Published
2019-04-23
Last Modified
2026-06-17
NVD status
Modified
GitHub Advisory
GHSA-jvm5-cj73-m9qg

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2019-7304?

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.

Is CVE-2019-7304 actively exploited?

Active exploitation of CVE-2019-7304 has not been confirmed. Its EPSS score was 60.8% on 2026-11-03, the estimated probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2019-7304?

CVE-2019-7304 has a CVSS v3 base score of 9.8 (CRITICAL severity), with vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

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