VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2021-43566

CVSS score2.5 LOW
EPSS probability0.38%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2022-01-11
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

Description

All versions of Samba prior to 4.13.16 are vulnerable to a malicious client using an SMB1 or NFS race to allow a directory to be created in an area of the server file system not exported under the share definition. Note that SMB1 has to be enabled, or the share also available via NFS in order for this attack to succeed.

Weakness classification

  • nvd@nist.gov: CWE-362

Primary references