CVE-2026-8933
Severity CVSS v4.0:
Pending analysis
Type:
Unavailable / Other
Publication date:
21/07/2026
Last modified:
22/07/2026
Description
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-capabilities (rather than standard set-uid-root installations).<br />
Due to a flaw in how privilege boundaries or security sandboxes are initialized when the binary runs under limited ambient capabilities, a local, unprivileged attacker can exploit this behavior to bypass intended restrictions and execute arbitrary code. Successful exploitation allows the local user to elevate their privileges to full root authority.
Impact
Base Score 3.x
7.80
Severity 3.x
HIGH