Samba up to 4.13.13/4.14.9/4.15.1 Kerberos Ticket privilege escalation

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Samba up to 4.13.13/4.14.9/4.15.1. It has been rated as critical. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component Kerberos Ticket Handler. The manipulation leads to an unknown weakness. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2020-25719. The attack may be initiated remotely. There is no available exploit. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Samba up to 4.13.13/4.14.9/4.15.1 (File Transfer Software). This issue affects an unknown function of the component Kerberos Ticket Handler. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The weakness was presented 11/10/2021. The advisory is shared at samba.org. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2020-25719. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 276345 (TencentOS Server 3: idm:DL1 (TSSA-2022:0117)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

Upgrading to version 4.13.14, 4.14.10 or 4.15.2 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (276345). Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.2
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.9

VulDB Base Score: 7.2
VulDB Temp Score: 6.9
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Privilege escalation
CWE: Unknown
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 276345
Nessus Name: TencentOS Server 3: idm:DL1 (TSSA-2022:0117)

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Samba 4.13.14/4.14.10/4.15.2

Timelineinfo

09/16/2020 🔍
11/10/2021 +420 days 🔍
11/10/2021 +0 days 🔍
11/23/2025 +1474 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Product: samba.org

Advisory: samba.org
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2020-25719 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2020-25719
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-186473

Entryinfo

Created: 11/10/2021 15:02
Updated: 11/23/2025 16:59
Changes: 11/10/2021 15:02 (36), 11/12/2021 12:48 (1), 11/23/2025 16:59 (17)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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