CVE-2020-14318: redhat enterprise_linux Incorrect Privilege Assignment
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2020-14318 is a medium (CVSS 4.3) Incorrect Privilege Assignment vulnerability in redhat enterprise_linux. EPSS estimates a 1.54% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 74.9% of scored vulnerabilities.
Not severe (CVSS 4.3, network access); no exploitation reported by the 5 checked sources
Source freshness unavailable
How is this decided?Advisory lineage
Upstream 0 · Downstream 20 · Related 13Timeline
- 03-12-2020PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 29-10-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
A flaw was found in the way samba handled file and directory permissions. An authenticated user could use this flaw to gain access to certain file and directory information which otherwise would be unavailable to the attacker.
CVSS metrics
6 scores · 5 sources · 2 versions- OSV · AlpineEcosystem advisory · calculated4.3MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
- OSV · UbuntuEcosystem advisory · calculated4.3MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
- OSV · DebianEcosystem advisory · calculated4.3MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
- NVDNIST4.3MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
EPSS trend
Probability
1.54%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
75%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
No change 0.00 pp
From 1.54% on 04-10-2026
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogs
CISA KEVNot in the CISA KEV catalog.
ENISA CNWNot in the ENISA CNW catalog.
CIRCLNot in the CIRCL catalog.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root cause- CWE-266Incorrect Privilege AssignmentA product incorrectly assigns a privilege to a particular actor, creating an unintended sphere of control for that actor.
- CWE-269Improper Privilege ManagementThe product does not properly assign, modify, track, or check privileges for an actor, creating an unintended sphere of control for that actor.
Affected systems
Known conditions: network-reachable, low-privilege account, no user interaction (CVSS vector). Other conditions: not stated in public data.
Redhat2 products
- enterprise_linuxEOL7.0 | 8.0
- storage3.0
Alpine1 product
- samba≥ 3.6.0, < 4.11.16-r0 | ≥ 3.6.0, < 4.12.9-r0
Debian1 product
- samba< 2:4.13.2+dfsg-2
Samba1 product
- samba≥ 3.6.0, < 4.11.15 | ≥ 4.12.0, < 4.12.9 | ≥ 4.13.0, < 4.13.1
Ubuntu1 product
- samba< 2:4.3.11+dfsg-0ubuntu0.14.04.20+esm11 | < 2:4.3.11+dfsg-0ubuntu0.16.04.32 | < 2:4.7.6+dfsg~ubuntu-0ubuntu2.21 | < 2:4.11.6+dfsg-0ubuntu1.6
5 vendors · 6 products
