Ubuntu 22.04 Lts

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CVE-2026-3888 HIGH PATCH This Week

Local privilege escalation in snapd on multiple Ubuntu versions allows authenticated local attackers to obtain root access by exploiting a race condition between snap's temporary directory creation and systemd-tmpfiles cleanup operations. An attacker with local access can manipulate the /tmp directory to escalate privileges when snapd attempts to recreate its private snap directories. This vulnerability affects Ubuntu 16.04 LTS through 24.04 LTS with no patch currently available.

Ubuntu Privilege Escalation Ubuntu 20.04 Lts Ubuntu 16.04 Lts Ubuntu 22.04 Lts +2
NVD VulDB
CVSS 3.1
7.8
EPSS
0.0%
CVE-2026-3888
EPSS 0% CVSS 7.8
HIGH PATCH This Week

Local privilege escalation in snapd on multiple Ubuntu versions allows authenticated local attackers to obtain root access by exploiting a race condition between snap's temporary directory creation and systemd-tmpfiles cleanup operations. An attacker with local access can manipulate the /tmp directory to escalate privileges when snapd attempts to recreate its private snap directories. This vulnerability affects Ubuntu 16.04 LTS through 24.04 LTS with no patch currently available.

Ubuntu Privilege Escalation Ubuntu 20.04 Lts +4
NVD VulDB

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