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CVE-2026-15226

HIGH
8.4
CVSS v3
NVD

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.

How to fix

Remediation Available
snapdDebian
Fixed in:2.76.3-1CVE-2026-15226
snapdUbuntu
Fixed in:2.61.4ubuntu0.16.04.1+esm4USN-8579-1
Fixed in:2.61.4ubuntu0.18.04.1+esm4USN-8579-1
Fixed in:2.67.1+20.04ubuntu1~esm3USN-8579-1
Fixed in:2.76+ubuntu22.04.1USN-8579-1
Fixed in:2.76+ubuntu24.04.1USN-8579-1

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Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorLocal
Attack ComplexityLow
Privileges RequiredLow
User InteractionNone
ScopeChanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh
IntegrityHigh
AvailabilityNone

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N

Exploit Intelligence

0.15%probability of exploitation in 30 days
5thpercentile

Low risk: more likely to be exploited than 5% of all known CVEs.

References

Other references1

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Common questions

How do I fix CVE-2026-15226?

Published advisories record a fix for 2 affected products. The "How to fix" section on this page lists the fixed version and source advisory for each one, so apply the entry matching what you actually run.

Is CVE-2026-15226 being actively exploited?

Not that we know of. CVE-2026-15226 is not in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. Its EPSS score of 0.15% is the estimated probability that it will be exploited in the next 30 days. That is higher than 5% of all scored CVEs.

How severe is CVE-2026-15226?

CVE-2026-15226 has a CVSS v3 base score of 8.4, rated high. CVSS rates the technical impact if the vulnerability is exploited, not how likely that is, so weigh it alongside the exploit-prediction score when you decide what to patch first.

What does CVE-2026-15226 affect?

Published advisories record a fix for snapd (Debian), snapd (Ubuntu). Only products with a sourced advisory are listed, so treat this as what we can cite rather than a complete inventory.

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2026-07-22.