What is CVE-2022-32744?

CVE-2022-32744 is a high-severity vulnerability in Samba, classified under Authentication Bypass by Spoofing. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2022-08-25.

How severe is CVE-2022-32744?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Samba

CVE-2022-32744

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.

EPSS: 0.010 (57.8th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Samba
N/a Samba — versions Versions prior to samba 4.16.4, samba 4.15.9, samba 4.14.14

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-290 — Authentication Bypass by Spoofing

References

secalert@redhat.com (Patch, Vendor Advisory)
secalert@redhat.com (vendor-advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-32744?: CVE-2022-32744 is a high-severity vulnerability in Samba, classified under Authentication Bypass by Spoofing. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2022-08-25.
How severe is CVE-2022-32744?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.