CVE-2026-3888

HIGHPre-NVD 7.87.8—
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

Score 7.8 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: HIGH) published 2026-03-17. a secondary CVSS source baseline 7.8; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: epss, ghsa, secondary
7.8EG
EchelonGraph verdictPlan a fixSerious severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet.
  • High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: 0%CVSS: 7.8Exploit: None knownExposed: 0

A fix is available — apply it.

Local privilege escalation in snapd on Linux allows local attackers to get root privilege by re-creating snap's private /tmp directory when systemd-tmpfiles is configured to automatically clean up this directory. This issue affects Ubuntu 16.04 LTS, 18.04 LTS, 20.04 LTS, 22.04 LTS, and 24.04 LTS.

CVSS v3
7.8
EG Score
7.8(medium)
EG Risk
35(Track)
EG Risk 35/100SSVC: Track

EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).

How it’s computed
Severity78% × 45%
Exploitation0% × 40%
Automatability0% × 15%
Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence.
EPSS PROB
0%
EPSS %ILE
31%
KEV
Not listed

Published

March 17, 2026

Last Modified

June 4, 2026

Advisory Details (6)

Auto-updated Jun 4, 2026
🔬 Proof of concept available. Patch available. Sources: ubuntu.
generic

oss-security - Re: snap-confine + systemd-tmpfiles = root (CVE-2026-3888)

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/03/18/1
ubuntu Patch Available

USN-8102-1: snapd vulnerability | Ubuntu security notices | Ubuntu

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-8102-1
ubuntu Patch Available

CVE-2026-3888 | Ubuntu

Affected: Ubuntu 16.04 LTS, 18.04 LTS, 20.04 LTS, 22.04 LTS, and

https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2026-3888
generic

Snapd - Local Privilege Escalation (CVE-2026-3888) - Security - Ubuntu Community Hub

https://discourse.ubuntu.com/t/snapd-local-privilege-escalation-cve-2026-3888
generic🟡 PoC Available
https://cdn2.qualys.com/advisory/2026/03/17/snap-confine-systemd-tmpfiles.txt
generic

CVE-2026-3888: Important Snap Flaw Enables Local Privilege Escalation to Root | Qualys

https://blog.qualys.com/vulnerabilities-threat-research/2026/03/17/cve-2026-3888-important-snap-flaw-enables-local-privilege-escalation-to-root

Patch Availability(2)

Vendor / EcosystemFixed in / PatchReleasedSource
ubuntuubuntu-snappy-cli (2.61.4ubuntu0.16.04.1+esm2) @ xenial2026-06-11ubuntu
ubuntuubuntu-snappy-cli (2.73+ubuntu24.04.2) @ noble2026-06-11ubuntu

Patches are aggregated from vendor advisories (Red Hat, Microsoft, Cisco, GitHub) and package ecosystems (OSV, GHSA). Multiple rows for the same upstream release have been deduplicated.

Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

All Vendor Advisories

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Every vendor that published an advisory referencing this CVE — pulled from our cve_vendor_advisories aggregation. Click any row for the vendor's original advisory page.

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 12× in last 7d / 39× in last 30d)

Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.

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  62. 2026-06-04 15:14 UTCVendor advisory
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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-3888?
CVE-2026-3888 is a high vulnerability published on March 17, 2026. Local privilege escalation in snapd on Linux allows local attackers to get root privilege by re-creating snap's private /tmp directory when systemd-tmpfiles is configured to automatically clean up this directory. This issue affects Ubuntu 16.04 LTS, 18.04 LTS, 20.04 LTS, 22.04 LTS, and 24.04 LTS.
When was CVE-2026-3888 disclosed?
CVE-2026-3888 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on March 17, 2026, with the most recent update on June 4, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2026-3888 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-3888 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 0% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, which ranks it in the top 69.1% of all scored CVEs.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-3888?
CVE-2026-3888 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.8 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-3888?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-3888, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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