News [OMG! Ubuntu] Snapscope Scans Snap Packages for Security Vulnerabilities

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Ever wondered how secure the apps you install from the Snap Store are? A new website from Ubuntu alumnus Alan Pope makes it easy to find out. The Snapscope website uses Grype, an open‑source vulnerability scanner, to vet packages on the Snap Store for known security vulnerabilities (critical, high, medium, low, actively exploited) which could affect them (and their users). You can “search for any snap package, see its security posture, and dig into the CVEs”, with its maker noting that the site presents “no judgement, just facts”. Snapscope make it easy to see: : Alan shares a video walkthrough […]

Source: https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/12/snapscope-snap-security-vulnerability-checker

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