# Duplicate Advisory: : snapd snapctl auth bypass

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/duplicate-advisory-snapd-snapctl-auth-bypass-a1fb15e5  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2024-05-31  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

Severity: info · Published 2024-05-31

Duplicate Advisory: CVE-2024-5138: snapd snapctl auth bypass

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 This vulnerability exploited in the wild?** No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of This vulnerability being exploited in the wild.

**How severe is This vulnerability?** Informational severity, published 31 May 2024.

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

**Is there a fix for This vulnerability?** 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?** 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=2.51.6,fixed=2.63.1

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- [GO-2024-2906 - in github.com/snapcore/snapd](https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2024-5138-snapd-snapctl-auth-bypass)
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