Incorrect default permissions in samba
Priority LOW 36CWE-276Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · High · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat.
Summary
Samba does not validate the Validated-DNS-Host-Name right for the dNSHostName attribute which could permit unprivileged users to write it.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.01571 75th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
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 4.1 and newer | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- samba Vendor— Affected samba 4.1 and newer Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 2
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.1.0 to before 4.17.0 | Vulnerable | Samba |
| cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:37:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 37 | Vulnerable | Fedoraproject |
- cpe:2.3:a:samba:samba:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.1.0 to before 4.17.0 Vulnerable ·Samba
- cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:37:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 37 Vulnerable ·Fedoraproject
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Fixed in the same release
Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.
- Advisory ·
Samba — FEDORA-2022-4555909843
2 records Highest priority Priority LOW 2 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2022-01485 In Samba, GnuTLS gnutls_rnd() can fail and give predictable random values.Priority LOW 25
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | Affected | No fix planned: Out of support scope |
| Red Hat Storage 3 | Affected | — |
Not affected: 2 products
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2022-32743
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-57p4-2x7w-phr2
References
Sources
- CVE-2022-32743 · CVE Program
- CVE-2022-32743 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-57p4-2x7w-phr2 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2022-32743 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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