# CVE-2024-5138: GO-2024-2906 - in github.com/snapcore/snapd

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2024-5138-snapd-snapctl-auth-bypass  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2024-06-14  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

CVE-2024-5138 · Severity: low · CVSS 3.1 · Published 2024-06-14

CVE-2024-5138 in github.com/snapcore/snapd

Technologies: [github.com/snapcore/snapd (Go)](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/github-com-snapcore-snapd). Vendors: [Go](https://junglewise.ai/threats/vendors/go).

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2024-5138 exploited in the wild?** No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2024-5138 being exploited in the wild.

**How severe is CVE-2024-5138?** Low severity, with a CVSS score of 3.1, published 14 June 2024.

**Which products and versions are affected?** github.com/snapcore/snapd (Go) SEMVER:introduced=0, SEMVER:introduced=2.51.6,fixed=2.63.1.

**Is there a fix for CVE-2024-5138?** Yes. github.com/snapcore/snapd (Go): upgrade to 2.63.1 or later. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.

**Am I affected by CVE-2024-5138?** Check whether you run github.com/snapcore/snapd (Go) at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

## How to fix

- github.com/snapcore/snapd (Go): upgrade to 2.63.1 or later

  ```sh
  go get github.com/snapcore/snapd@v2.63.1
  ```


## Affected products

- github.com/snapcore/snapd (Go) SEMVER:introduced=0, SEMVER:introduced=2.51.6,fixed=2.63.1

## Identifiers

- CVE-2024-5138
- GHSA-p9v8-q5m4-pf46
- GO-2024-2906

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