SUSE yast2-samba-client up to 5.0.4 os command injection

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A vulnerability marked as very critical has been reported in SUSE yast2-samba-client up to 5.0.4. The impacted element is an unknown function. Performing a manipulation results in os command injection. This vulnerability is cataloged as CVE-2026-25706. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. There is no exploit available.

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A vulnerability, which was classified as very critical, was found in SUSE yast2-samba-client up to 5.0.4. This affects an unknown code. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a os command injection vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-78. The product constructs all or part of an OS command using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the intended OS command when it is sent to a downstream component. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Improper neutralization of special elements used in an OS command in yast2-samba-client allows an attacker who controls the content of an Active Directory directory tree - a rogue domain controller, or a directory user delegated the right to create objects - to execute arbitrary commands as root on a machine being joined to that domain. This issue affects yast2-samba-client through 5.0.4.

The advisory is shared at bugzilla.suse.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2026-25706 since 02/05/2026. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. Additional levels of successful authentication are needed for exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $5k-$25k at the moment (estimation calculated on 09/01/2026). MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1202 for this issue.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

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Type

• File Transfer Software

Vendor

• SUSE

Name

• yast2-samba-client

Version

• 5.0.0
• 5.0.1
• 5.0.2
• 5.0.3
• 5.0.4

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• open-source

Website

• Vendor: https://www.suse.com/

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