CVE-2020-25721
HIGH
8.8
CVSS Score
Published: March 16, 2022 at 12:00 AM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 03:07 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorSAMBA
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Severity
HIGH8.8
Exploit prediction
EPSS 2%
Description
Kerberos acceptors need easy access to stable AD identifiers (eg objectSid). Samba as an AD DC now provides a way for Linux applications to obtain a reliable SID (and samAccountName) in issued tickets.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
4.13.0 ≤ v < 4.13.144.14.0 ≤ v < 4.14.104.15.0 ≤ v < 4.15.2Affected - All versions since Samba 4.0.0, Fixed-In - v4.15.2, v4.14.10 and v4.13.14
Affected range stops below 4.13.14, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 4.14.10, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 4.15.2, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
References (4)
Issue TrackingThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2021728Issue TrackingVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://bugzilla.samba.org/show_bug.cgi?id=14725CVSS
- Attack Vector
- NETWORK
- Complexity
- LOW
- Privileges
- LOW
- User Interaction
- NONE
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality
- HIGH
- Integrity
- HIGH
- Availability
- HIGH
Vector?
Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-20
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