Is CVE-2022-3592 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2022-3592 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2022-3592?

CVE-2022-3592 has a CVSS v3 base score of 6.5 (MEDIUM).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2022-3592?

CVE-2022-3592 has an EPSS score of 2.43% (82th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2022-3592?

Upgrade samba to 4.17.2 or later.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2022-3592

MEDIUMEPSS 82th pctl

6.5

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

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 filesystem.

CWE-61 CWE-59Link Following

How to fix

Remediation Available

sambaNVD

Affected:>= 4.17.0, < 4.17.2Fixed in:4.17.2CVE-2022-3592derived from NVD

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

Attack VectorNetwork

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredLow

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh

IntegrityNone

AvailabilityNone

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Exploit Intelligence

2.43%probability of exploitation in 30 days

82ndpercentile

Elevated risk: more likely to be exploited than 82% of all known CVEs.

References

Vendor Advisory1

samba.org

Third-Party Advisory2

Other references1

security.gentoo.org

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2025-04-08.