CVE-2023-0225
MEDIUM
4.3
CVSS Score
Published: April 3, 2023 at 12:00 AM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 05:25 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorSAMBA
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Severity
MEDIUM4.3
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.7%
SSVC
No known exploit
Description
A flaw was found in Samba. An incomplete access check on dnsHostName allows authenticated but otherwise unprivileged users to delete this attribute from any object in the directory.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
Affected range stops below 4.17.7, 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 (3)
Third Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20230406-0007/MitigationVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://www.samba.org/samba/security/CVE-2023-0225.htmlSSVC — Action Prioritization
SSVCNo known exploitNot automatablePartial impact
SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.
CVSS
4.3MEDIUMCISA-ADP
- Attack Vector
- NETWORK
- Complexity
- LOW
- Privileges
- LOW
- User Interaction
- NONE
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality
- NONE
- Integrity
- LOW
- Availability
- NONE
Vector?
Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-732
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