CVE-2026-8933

CVE

Threat entity extracted from intelligence sources

Frequency

occurrences

First Seen

July 21, 2026

Last Seen

July 22, 2026

API

Exploited in Wild

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Ransomware Use

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Public Exploits

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Attack Vector

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Vulnerability Overview

Exploitation Activity

Exploitation Intelligence

Critical Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability in Ubuntu Snapd72.0

A critical vulnerability (CVE-2026-8933) in Ubuntu's snap-confine component allows local users to gain root access on default installations of Ubuntu Desktop versions 24.04, 25.10, and 26.04. Discovered by Qualys, the flaw arises from a race condition during sandbox setup due to a security hardening...