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CVE-2021-3155

21
FAUCET Score

CVE-2021-3155 is a local information disclosure vulnerability affecting snapd versions 2.54.2 and earlier, specifically within Canonical's snapd and Ubuntu Linux distributions. The flaw stems from snapd creating ~/snap directories with insecure permissions, allowing local attackers to read sensitive user data. Rated as MEDIUM severity (CVSS 5.5), it requires local access but is low complexity, potentially leading to high confidentiality impact. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion, indicating a low current threat landscape.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
< 2.54.3CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:canonical:snapd:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
18.04CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:18.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
20.04CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:20.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
21.10CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:21.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

3.8LOW

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

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
CHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
LOW
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
NONE
Exploitability Score
2.0
Impact Score
1.4
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
0.26%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
17.7%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-28
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0026 is in the 72nd percentile among its peer group of 15,940 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.0 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.1 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (2)

github_advisorypatch availablevia nvd_reference
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ubuntupatch availablevia nvd_reference
View patch

References

github.com / snapcore/snapd/commit/6bcaeeccd16ed8298a301dd92f6907f88c24cc85
PatchThird Party Advisory
github.com / snapcore/snapd/commit/7d2a966620002149891446a53cf114804808dcca
PatchThird Party Advisory
ubuntu.com / security/notices/USN-5292-1
PatchVendor Advisory