CVE-2020-25720
HIGHDescription
A vulnerability was found in Samba where a delegated administrator with permission to create objects in Active Directory can write to all attributes of the newly created object, including security-sensitive attributes, even after the object's creation. This issue occurs because the administrator owns the object due to the lack of an Access Control List (ACL) at the time of creation and later being recognized as the 'creator owner.' The retained significant rights of the delegated administrator may not be well understood, potentially leading to unintended privilege escalation or security risks.
How to fix
Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.
CVSS v3 Vector
Exploitability
Impact
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Exploit Intelligence
Low risk: more likely to be exploited than 38% of all known CVEs.
References
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| CVE-2024-28000 | Critical | 9.8 | 68% | - | Fix |
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| CVE-2022-20759 | High | 8.8 | 28% | - | Fix |
| CVE-2024-13106 | Medium | 5.3 | 27% | - | - |
| CVE-2024-3013 | Medium | 6.3 | 23% | - | - |
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