CVE-2022-3592 - CVE House
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Status published Unknown CVE-2022-3592

A symlink following vulnerability was found in Samba, where a...

Vulnerability 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.

Impact Analysis

Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.

Remediation

Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.

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Affected Vendor

Affected Software

samba
Vulnerable Versions:
Affects samba since 4.17.0, Fixed samba 4.17.2.

Timeline

Official Publish: January 12th, 2023
Last Modified: April 8th, 2025
Added to House: July 21st, 2026

CVSS Vectors

No vector data available

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-61

MITRE ATT&CK TTPs

No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.