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CVE-2019-14861

All Samba versions 4.x.x before 4.9.17, 4.10.x before 4.10.11 and 4.11.x before 4.11.3 have an issue, where the (poorly named) dnsserver RPC pipe provides administrative facilities to modify DNS records and zones. Samba, when acting as an AD DC, stores DNS records in LDAP. In AD, the default permissions on the DNS partition allow creation of new records by authenticated users. This is used for…

Severity
Medium 5.3
Published
10 Dec 2019
Last changed
17 Jun 2026
Added to UpHeron
1 Nov 2026
Fixed in
4.9.17, 4.10.11, 4.11.3
Exploit chance
2.3% in the next 30 daysHigher than 83% of CVEs. EPSS by FIRST, 10 Nov 2026
Sources
NVD

Affected software

SoftwareAffected versions
SambaServers and applications · cpe:a:samba:samba
  • From 4.0.0 before 4.9.17
  • From 4.10.0 before 4.10.11
  • From 4.11.0 before 4.11.3

References

  • NVD https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-14861
  • CVE.org https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-14861