Samba 1.9.18 inadvertently includes a prototype application, wsmbconf, which is installed…
Priority LOW 22Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Partial · Partial · Partial
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
Samba 1.9.18 inadvertently includes a prototype application, wsmbconf, which is installed with incorrect permissions including the setgid bit, which allows local users to read and write files and possibly gain privileges via bugs in the program.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00456 39th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 7
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:1.9.18:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.9.18 | Vulnerable | Samba |
| cpe:2.3:o:caldera:openlinux:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.0 | Vulnerable | Caldera |
| cpe:2.3:o:caldera:openlinux:1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.1 | Vulnerable | Caldera |
| cpe:2.3:o:caldera:openlinux:1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.2 | Vulnerable | Caldera |
| cpe:2.3:o:caldera:openlinux:1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.3 | Vulnerable | Caldera |
| cpe:2.3:o:redhat:linux:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | all versions | Vulnerable | Red Hat |
| cpe:2.3:o:turbolinux:turbolinux:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | all versions | Vulnerable | Turbolinux |
- cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:1.9.18:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.9.18 Vulnerable ·Samba
- cpe:2.3:o:caldera:openlinux:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0 Vulnerable ·Caldera
- cpe:2.3:o:caldera:openlinux:1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.1 Vulnerable ·Caldera
- cpe:2.3:o:caldera:openlinux:1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.2 Vulnerable ·Caldera
- cpe:2.3:o:caldera:openlinux:1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.3 Vulnerable ·Caldera
- cpe:2.3:o:redhat:linux:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions all versions Vulnerable ·Red Hat
- cpe:2.3:o:turbolinux:turbolinux:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions all versions Vulnerable ·Turbolinux
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-1999-1288
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-474f-x56w-f5p5
References
Patch 1
Sources
- CVE-1999-1288 · CVE Program
- CVE-1999-1288 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-474f-x56w-f5p5 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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