CVE-2020-25719: canonical ubuntu_linux Improper Authentication
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2020-25719 is a high (CVSS 9.0) Improper Authentication vulnerability in canonical ubuntu_linux. EPSS estimates a 1.69% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 77.1% of scored vulnerabilities.
Not severe (CVSS 7.2, network access); no exploitation reported by the 5 checked sources
Source freshness unavailable
How is this decided?Advisory lineage
Upstream 0 · Downstream 7 · Related 5Timeline
- 18-02-2022PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 04-08-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
A flaw was found in the way Samba, as an Active Directory Domain Controller, implemented Kerberos name-based authentication. The Samba AD DC, could become confused about the user a ticket represents if it did not strictly require a Kerberos PAC and always use the SIDs found within. The result could include total domain compromise.
CVSS metrics
6 scores · 5 sources · 2 versions- OSV · Red hatEcosystem advisory · calculated7.2HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- OSV · UbuntuEcosystem advisory · calculated7.2HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- OSV · DebianEcosystem advisory · calculated7.2HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- NVDNIST7.2HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS trend
Probability
1.69%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
77%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
No change 0.00 pp
From 1.69% on 05-10-2026
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in the CISA KEV catalog.
Not in the ENISA CNW catalog.
Not in the CIRCL catalog.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root cause- CWE-287Improper AuthenticationWhen an actor claims to have a given identity, the product does not prove or insufficiently proves that the claim is correct.
- CWE-362Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper SynchronizationThe product contains a concurrent code sequence that requires temporary, exclusive access to a shared resource, but a timing window exists in which the shared resource can be modified by another code sequence operating concurrently.
Affected systems
Known conditions: network-reachable, administrative account, no user interaction (CVSS vector). Other conditions: not stated in public data.
Redhat67 products
- enterprise_linuxEOL7.0 | 8.0
- enterprise_linux_desktop7.0
- enterprise_linux_eus8.2 | 8.4
- enterprise_linux_for_ibm_z_systems7.0 | 8.0
- enterprise_linux_for_ibm_z_systems_eus8.2 | 8.4
Debian2 products
- samba< 2:4.13.14+dfsg-1
- debian_linuxEOL9.0 | 10.0
Alpine1 product
- samba≥ 4.0.0, < 4.13.17-r0 | ≥ 4.0.0, < 4.14.12-r0 | ≥ 4.0.0, < 4.15.2-r0
Canonical1 product
- ubuntu_linuxEOL20.04 | 21.04 | 21.10
Fedoraproject1 product
- fedoraEOL33 | 34 | 35
Samba1 product
- samba≥ 4.0.0, < 4.13.14 | ≥ 4.14.0, < 4.14.10 | ≥ 4.15.0, < 4.15.2
Ubuntu1 product
- sambaAll versions (No fix recorded) | < 2:4.13.14+dfsg-0ubuntu0.20.04.1 | < 2:4.13.14+dfsg-0ubuntu1
7 vendors · 74 products
References
21 links- security.gentoo.org/glsa/202309-06Vendor Advisory