Servers and applications
CVE-2010-0926
The default configuration of smbd in Samba before 3.3.11, 3.4.x before 3.4.6, and 3.5.x before 3.5.0rc3, when a writable share exists, allows remote authenticated users to leverage a directory traversal vulnerability, and access arbitrary files, by using the symlink command in smbclient to create a symlink containing .. (dot dot) sequences, related to the combination of the unix extensions and…
- Severity
- Low 3.5
- Published
- 10 Mar 2010
- Last changed
- 16 Jun 2026
- Added to UpHeron
- 1 Nov 2026
- Exploit chance
- 30% in the next 30 daysHigher than 98% of CVEs. EPSS by FIRST, 12 Nov 2026
- Weakness
- Path traversal (CWE-22)
- Attack
- Over the network · Needs a login
- Attacker can
- Read some data
- CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N- Sources
- NVD
Description
The default configuration of smbd in Samba before 3.3.11, 3.4.x before 3.4.6, and 3.5.x before 3.5.0rc3, when a writable share exists, allows remote authenticated users to leverage a directory traversal vulnerability, and access arbitrary files, by using the symlink command in smbclient to create a symlink containing .. (dot dot) sequences, related to the combination of the unix extensions and wide links options.
Affected software
| Software | Affected versions |
|---|---|
SambaServers and applications · cpe:a:samba:samba |
All 18 release lines
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