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CVE-2021-44730

HIGH · CVSS 7.8 EPSS 0.35%

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2022-02-17 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

This is a high severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.8. See the original NVD description below for full technical details.

CVE
CVE-2021-44730
Severity
HIGH
CVSS
7.8
EPSS
0.35%

Original NVD Description

snapd 2.54.2 did not properly validate the location of the snap-confine binary. A local attacker who can hardlink this binary to another location to cause snap-confine to execute other arbitrary binaries and hence gain privilege escalation. Fixed in snapd versions 2.54.3+18.04, 2.54.3+20.04 and 2.54.3+21.10.1

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