RCE in Samba Cifs-utils

CVE-2020-14342

It was found that cifs-utils' mount.cifs was invoking a shell when requesting the Samba password, which could be used to inject arbitrary commands. An attacker able to invoke mount.cifs with special permission, such as via sudo rules, coul…

Vulnerability class: Command Injection (OS Command Injection)

EPSS: 0.007 (47.2th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 4.4 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-14342?
CVE-2020-14342 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Samba Cifs-utils, classified under Command Injection. CVSS score: 4.4/10. Published 2020-09-09.
How severe is CVE-2020-14342?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.4 out of 10.
Is CVE-2020-14342 known to be exploited?
2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.