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CVE-2022-3592

A symlink following vulnerability was found in Samba, where a user can create a symbolic link that will make 'smbd' escape the configured share path. This flaw allows a remote user with access to the exported part of the file system under a share via SMB1 unix extensions or NFS to create symlinks to files outside the 'smbd' configured share path and gain access to another restricted server's…

Severity
Medium 6.5
Published
12 Jan 2023
Last changed
17 Jun 2026
Added to UpHeron
1 Nov 2026
Fixed in
4.17.2
Sources
NVD

Affected software

SoftwareAffected versions
SambaServers and applications · cpe:a:samba:samba
  • From 4.17.0 before 4.17.2

References

  • NVD https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-3592
  • CVE.org https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-3592