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CVE-2020-25719: canonical ubuntu_linux Improper Authentication

Modified
AliasesALPINE-CVE-2020-25719RHSA-2021:5142RHSA-2021:5195
Published 18-02-2022Last modified 04-08-2024

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.

Priority
Routine

Not severe (CVSS 7.2, network access); no exploitation reported by the 5 checked sources

Source freshness unavailable

How is this decided?
CVSS score
9.0/10
010
High · v2.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
1.69%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedNot listed by any tracked catalog.
RansomwareNot flaggedNo ransomware use recorded.
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 7 · Related 5

Timeline

  1. 18-02-2022
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 04-08-2024
    Last 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

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

05-10-202604-11-2026

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs
CISA KEV

Not in the CISA KEV catalog.

ENISA CNW

Not in the ENISA CNW catalog.

CIRCL

Not in the CIRCL catalog.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Version check

Known conditions: network-reachable, administrative account, no user interaction (CVSS vector). Other conditions: not stated in public data.

Redhat67 products
Debian2 products
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
Fedoraproject1 product
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

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