CVE-2023-34968

Advisory lineage Upstream: 0 Downstream: 16
Modified
Published: 20 Jul 2023, 14:58
Last modified:20 Nov 2025, 17:29

Vulnerability Summary

Overall Risk (default)
low
22/100
CVSS Score
5.3 MEDIUM
v3.1 (cve.org)
EPSS Score
2.34% LOW
2% probability -0.04%
KEV
Not listed
Ransomware
No reports
Public exploits
None found
Dark Web
Not detected

Timeline

20 Jul 2023, 14:58
Published
Vulnerability first disclosed
20 Nov 2025, 17:29
Last Modified
Vulnerability information updated

Description

A path disclosure vulnerability was found in Samba. As part of the Spotlight protocol, Samba discloses the server-side absolute path of shares, files, and directories in the results for search queries. This flaw allows a malicious client or an attacker with a targeted RPC request to view the information that is part of the disclosed path.

CVSS Metrics

  • v3.1•MEDIUM•Score: 5.3CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

EPSS Trends

Current EPSS score: 2.34%• Percentile: 85%

Techniques & Countermeasures

  • CWE-201•Insertion of Sensitive Information Into Sent Data

    The code transmits data to another actor, but a portion of the data includes sensitive information that should not be accessible to that actor.

Affected Systems

  • debian•debian_linux

    11.0 | 12.0

  • fedoraproject•fedora

    37 | 38

  • redhat•enterprise_linux

    8.0 | 9.0

  • redhat•storage

    3.0

  • samba•samba

    < 4.16.11 | ≥ 4.17.0, < 4.17.10 | ≥ 4.18.0, < 4.18.5

References (11)