CVE-2019-7304

CRITICALNVD 9.89.8—
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

Score 9.8 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: CRITICAL) published 2022-05-24. NVD baseline CVSS 9.8; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: epss, ghsa, nvd
Trending — 3 sources updated this weekElevated
9.8
EchelonGraph verdictPatch this weekExploitation is likely or a public exploit exists.
  • High exploitation likelihood — EPSS 57%
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS: 57%CVSS: 9.8Exploit: NoneExposed: 0

A fix is available — apply it.

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 v3
9.8
EG Score
9.8(medium)
EG Risk
72(Track*)
EG Risk 72/100SSVC: Track*

EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).

How it’s computed
Severity98% × 45%
Exploitation57% × 40%
Automatability30% × 15%
Action: Watch closely — could escalate to Attend.
EPSS
99.0%
KEV
Not listed

Published

April 23, 2019

Last Modified

November 21, 2024

Advisory Details (2)

Auto-updated Jun 28, 2026
🔬 Proof of concept available. No patch confirmed yet.
generic🟡 PoC Available

snapd < 2.37 (Ubuntu) - 'dirty_sock' Local Privilege Escalation (2) - Linux local Exploit

https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/46362
generic🟡 PoC Available

snapd < 2.37 (Ubuntu) - 'dirty_sock' Local Privilege Escalation (1) - Linux local Exploit

https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/46361

Patch Availability(1)

Vendor / EcosystemFixed in / PatchReleasedSource
ubuntuubuntu-snappy-cli (2.34.2ubuntu0.1) @ xenial2026-05-27ubuntu

Patches are aggregated from vendor advisories (Red Hat, Microsoft, Cisco, GitHub) and package ecosystems (OSV, GHSA). Multiple rows for the same upstream release have been deduplicated.

Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

All Vendor Advisories

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Every vendor that published an advisory referencing this CVE — pulled from our cve_vendor_advisories aggregation. Click any row for the vendor's original advisory page.

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 12× in last 7d / 38× in last 30d)

Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.

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Publicly available exploits

(4 references)

Working exploit code is in the public domain (2 GitHub PoCs) (2 Exploit-DB entries). Defenders should treat patch urgency accordingly — public PoCs typically lead to mass-exploitation within 24-72 hours.

  • GitHub PoCSecuritySi/CVE-2019-7304_DirtySock
    First seen Feb 14, 2019

    Payload Generator

    Open source ↗
  • Exploit-DBEDB-46361
    First seen Feb 13, 2019

    snapd < 2.37 (Ubuntu) - 'dirty_sock' Local Privilege Escalation (1)

    Open source ↗
  • Exploit-DBEDB-46362
    First seen Feb 13, 2019

    snapd < 2.37 (Ubuntu) - 'dirty_sock' Local Privilege Escalation (2)

    Open source ↗
  • GitHub PoCinitstring/dirty_sock
    First seen Feb 12, 2019

    Linux privilege escalation exploit via snapd (CVE-2019-7304)

    Open source ↗

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2019-7304?
CVE-2019-7304 is a critical vulnerability published on April 23, 2019. 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.
When was CVE-2019-7304 disclosed?
CVE-2019-7304 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on April 23, 2019, with the most recent update on November 21, 2024. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2019-7304 actively exploited?
CVE-2019-7304 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 99.0% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2019-7304?
CVE-2019-7304 has a CVSS v3 base score of 9.8 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2019-7304?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2019-7304, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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