[UPDATE] [high] Samba: Multiple vulnerabilities
A remote, authenticated attacker can exploit multiple vulnerabilities in Samba to circumvent security measures, disclose information, cause a denial of service condition, or escalate privileges.
CSIRTS triage
- What
- Multiple vulnerabilities in Samba allow authenticated and remote attackers to bypass security, disclose information, cause denial of service, and escalate privileges.
- Who is affected
- Samba file servers and services, particularly those exposed to remote or authenticated access, are affected.
- Urgency
- High severity with multiple impact types including privilege escalation; not currently exploited; requires immediate attention.
- Action
- Apply Samba security updates addressing CVE-2022-2031, CVE-2022-32742, CVE-2022-32744, CVE-2022-32745, and CVE-2022-32746.
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Details
Original advisory: https://wid.cert-bund.de/portal/wid/securityadvisory?name=WID-SEC-2022-0842
Exploitation outlook
EPSS (FIRST.org) estimates each CVE’s probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — here is the CSIRTS.com read on those numbers.
- Moderate exploitation riskCVE-2022-20311.1% 30-day exploitation probability. Patch within normal cadence, watch for KEV listing. Riskier than 64% of all EPSS-scored CVEs.
- Moderate exploitation riskCVE-2022-327421.2% 30-day exploitation probability. Patch within normal cadence, watch for KEV listing. Riskier than 67% of all EPSS-scored CVEs.
- Moderate exploitation riskCVE-2022-327441.1% 30-day exploitation probability. Patch within normal cadence, watch for KEV listing. Riskier than 64% of all EPSS-scored CVEs.
- Moderate exploitation riskCVE-2022-327451.0% 30-day exploitation probability. Patch within normal cadence, watch for KEV listing. Riskier than 62% of all EPSS-scored CVEs.
- Moderate exploitation riskCVE-2022-327461.2% 30-day exploitation probability. Patch within normal cadence, watch for KEV listing. Riskier than 67% of all EPSS-scored CVEs.
Referenced CVEs
| CVE | CSIRTS overview | External |
|---|---|---|
| CVE-2022-2031 | coverage & exploitation status | NVD · CVE.org |
| CVE-2022-32742 | coverage & exploitation status | NVD · CVE.org |
| CVE-2022-32744 | coverage & exploitation status | NVD · CVE.org |
| CVE-2022-32745 | coverage & exploitation status | NVD · CVE.org |
| CVE-2022-32746 | coverage & exploitation status | NVD · CVE.org |
Recent advisories for Samba
A cluster of recent advisories against the same product widens the attack surface — attackers routinely chain freshly published CVEs on one product, so review these together.
- critical[UPDATE] [kritisch] Samba: Mehrere Schwachstellencert-bund · 2026-09-10
- medium[NEW] [UNPATCHED] [medium] Samba: Vulnerability allows Denial of Servicecert-bund · 2026-09-01
- high[UPDATE] [high] Samba: Multiple vulnerabilitiescert-bund · 2026-09-01
- medium[UPDATE] [medium] Samba: Vulnerability allows denial of servicecert-bund · 2026-09-01
- medium[UPDATE] [medium] Samba: Multiple vulnerabilities allow denial of servicecert-bund · 2026-09-01
- medium[UPDATE] [medium] Samba: Multiple vulnerabilitiescert-bund · 2026-09-01
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