Path Traversal in Samba

CVE-2019-10218

A flaw was found in the samba client, all samba versions before samba 4.11.2, 4.10.10 and 4.9.15, where a malicious server can supply a pathname to the client with separators. This could allow the client to access files and folders outside of the SMB network pathnames. An attacker could use this vulnerability to create files outside of the current working directory using the privileges of the client user.

Vulnerability class: Path Traversal (Directory Traversal)

EPSS: 0.035 (88.0th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

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Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2019-10218?
CVE-2019-10218 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Samba, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2019-11-06.
How severe is CVE-2019-10218?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.