CVE-2026-8933 (GCVE-0-2026-8933)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-07-21 14:02 – Updated: 2026-07-22 18:28
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Title
snap-confine Local Privilege Escalation via Capabilities Misconfiguration or Flaw in Execution Environment Setup
Summary
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).
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.
Severity
7.8 (High)
SSVC
Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Technical Impact: total
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2026-07-22 18:15 UTC
CWE
- CWE-250 - Execution with unnecessary privileges
Assigner
References
1 reference
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2026-8933 | vdb-entryissue-tracking |
Impacted products
4 products
| Vendor | Product | Version | CPE status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Affected:
2.75.0 , < 2.76.1
(semver)
|
||||
| Canonical | Ubuntu 26.04 LTS |
Unaffected:
2.76+ubuntu26.04.3
(dpkg)
|
guessed | |
| Canonical | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS |
Unaffected:
2.76+ubuntu24.04.1
(dpkg)
|
guessed | |
| Canonical | Ubuntu 22.04 LTS |
Unaffected:
2.76+ubuntu22.04.1
(dpkg)
|
guessed |
Date Public
2026-07-21 02:00
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