Missing authorization in samba
Priority MEDIUM 41CWE-862Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-862.
Summary
A flaw was found in the way samba, as an Active Directory Domain Controller, is able to support an RODC (read-only domain controller). This would allow an RODC to print administrator tickets.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.01702 77th 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | samba | samba 4.15.2, samba 4.14.10, samba 4.13.14 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- samba Vendor— Affected samba 4.15.2, samba 4.14.10, samba 4.13.14 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 2
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.0.0 to before 4.13.14; 4.14.0 to before 4.14.10; 4.15.0 to before 4.15.2 | Vulnerable | Samba |
| cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:35:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 35 | Vulnerable | Fedoraproject |
- cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0.0 to before 4.13.14; 4.14.0 to before 4.14.10; 4.15.0 to before 4.15.2 Vulnerable ·Samba
- cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:35:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 35 Vulnerable ·Fedoraproject
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
Not affected: 5 products
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9
- Red Hat Storage 3
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2020-25718
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-xrvp-6c6f-cv37
References
Sources
- CVE-2020-25718 · CVE Program
- CVE-2020-25718 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-xrvp-6c6f-cv37 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2020-25718 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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