CVE-2026-15226

High

Description

A sandbox confinement bypass vulnerability exists in Canonical snapd within its internal execution environment compiler (snap-confine). The default seccomp security templates generated by the engine to restrict system calls do not filter or reject process operations capable of creating or manipulating file execution flags with set-user-ID attributes. Consequently, an application running within a strictly confined snap environment can successfully compile or drop binaries and apply setuid properties to them. If a compromised or malicious process inside the snap sandbox executes these generated setuid binaries, it can potentially circumvent architectural sandboxing assumptions, drop intended restriction policies, or execute privileged actions inside the container namespace that should otherwise be strictly blocked. The vulnerability has been resolved by hardening the seccomp template engine to block the execution and creation of setuid executables by sandboxed snap processes.

SeverityHigh
CVSS8.4
Exploit probability—
ProductSnapd
PublishedJul 21, 2026
First seenJul 21, 2026
Weakness typeCWE-250CWE-250

How to fix

Update
  • snapd2.76.1 or later

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
snapdv < 2.76.12.76.1
Canonical Ubuntu 26.04 LTSNo range specified—
Canonical Ubuntu 24.04 LTSNo range specified—
Canonical Ubuntu 22.04 LTSNo range specified—
Canonical Ubuntu 20.04 LTSNo range specified—
Canonical Ubuntu 18.04 LTSNo range specified—
Canonical Ubuntu 16.04 LTSNo range specified—

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CVE-2026-15226 · Snapd · Dark Radar