CVE-2022-32744
HIGH
8.8
CVSS Score
Published: August 25, 2022 at 12:00 AM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 04:47 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorSAMBA
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Severity
HIGH8.8
Exploit prediction
EPSS 1%
Description
A flaw was found in Samba. The KDC accepts kpasswd requests encrypted with any key known to it. By encrypting forged kpasswd requests with its own key, a user can change other users' passwords, enabling full domain takeover.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
4.15.0 ≤ v < 4.15.94.16.0 ≤ v < 4.16.44.3.0 ≤ v < 4.14.14Versions prior to samba 4.16.4, samba 4.15.9, samba 4.14.14
Affected range stops below 4.14.14, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 4.15.9, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 4.16.4, 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:
Patch and advisory references
References (2)
PatchVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://www.samba.org/samba/security/CVE-2022-32744.htmlCVSS
- Attack Vector
- NETWORK
- Complexity
- LOW
- Privileges
- LOW
- User Interaction
- NONE
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality
- HIGH
- Integrity
- HIGH
- Availability
- HIGH
Vector?
Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-290
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