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Full vulnerability report · 2019
CVE-2019-14870High confidence

Red Hat samba: Improper Authorization

Red Hat · samba

5.4MediumCVSS 3.1
Recommended action
Scheduled

Medium technical severity with no CISA KEV confirmation; remediate through the normal risk-based patch cycle unless local exposure raises the priority.

Fix not verified
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Operational reassessment

Published severity in operational context

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Published severityMediumOperational priority:Medium, unchanged from published severity.unchanged

Evidence used

  • No CISA KEV confirmation is currently recorded.
  • EPSS is 2.67% for the current model date.

Compensating controls

  • Restrict the affected network interface to trusted sources where business-safe.
  • Monitor vendor guidance and exploitation sources for a material change.

Verification

  1. Confirm that the asset runs Red Hat samba and falls inside the recorded affected range.
  2. Recheck the vendor advisory before scheduling a change because no verified fixed version is currently retained.
  3. Validate exposure, authentication requirements and compensating controls in the actual environment.
  4. Reopen this reassessment when CVSS, KEV, EPSS, exploit evidence or remediation changes.
Mitigation target: As exposure requiresRemediation target: Within 365 days

This automated reassessment organises public evidence. It does not know asset exposure, business impact or control effectiveness and does not replace CVSS or a human risk decision.

Distribution package intelligence

Release-specific package status

Alpine, Debian findings are scoped to the named distribution, release and source package. An absent finding does not mean a package is unaffected.

14 package states
Repository candidate not checked

A published vendor fix does not prove that a matching update is enabled and installable on a particular asset. Confirm the local package candidate before scheduling remediation.

Distribution releaseSource packageVendor stateFixed versionEvidence
Alpine v3.23v3.23 · mainheimdalVendor fix publishedAlpine records a security fix at this version. An absent entry does not mean the package is unaffected.7.7.1-r0Alpine Security Database ↗Source updated 23 Oct 2026
Alpine v3.23v3.23 · mainsambaVendor fix publishedAlpine records a security fix at this version. An absent entry does not mean the package is unaffected.4.11.3-r0Alpine Security Database ↗Source updated 23 Oct 2026
Alpine v3.22v3.22 · mainheimdalVendor fix publishedAlpine records a security fix at this version. An absent entry does not mean the package is unaffected.7.7.1-r0Alpine Security Database ↗Source updated 23 Oct 2026
Alpine v3.22v3.22 · mainsambaVendor fix publishedAlpine records a security fix at this version. An absent entry does not mean the package is unaffected.4.11.3-r0Alpine Security Database ↗Source updated 23 Oct 2026
Alpine v3.21v3.21 · mainheimdalVendor fix publishedAlpine records a security fix at this version. An absent entry does not mean the package is unaffected.7.7.1-r0Alpine Security Database ↗Source updated 23 Oct 2026
Alpine v3.21v3.21 · mainsambaVendor fix publishedAlpine records a security fix at this version. An absent entry does not mean the package is unaffected.4.11.3-r0Alpine Security Database ↗Source updated 23 Oct 2026
Debian trixietrixie · sourceheimdalVendor fix publishedDebian records a fixed source-package version for this release.7.7.0+dfsg-1Debian Security Tracker ↗Source updated 23 Oct 2026
Debian trixietrixie · sourcesambaVendor fix publishedDebian records a fixed source-package version for this release.2:4.11.3+dfsg-1Debian Security Tracker ↗Source updated 23 Oct 2026
Debian bookwormbookworm · sourceheimdalVendor fix publishedDebian records a fixed source-package version for this release.7.7.0+dfsg-1Debian Security Tracker ↗Source updated 23 Oct 2026
Debian bookwormbookworm · sourcesambaVendor fix publishedDebian records a fixed source-package version for this release.2:4.11.3+dfsg-1Debian Security Tracker ↗Source updated 23 Oct 2026
Debian forkyforky · sourceheimdalVendor fix publishedDebian records a fixed source-package version for this release.7.7.0+dfsg-1Debian Security Tracker ↗Source updated 23 Oct 2026
Debian forkyforky · sourcesambaVendor fix publishedDebian records a fixed source-package version for this release.2:4.11.3+dfsg-1Debian Security Tracker ↗Source updated 23 Oct 2026
Debian sidsid · sourceheimdalVendor fix publishedDebian records a fixed source-package version for this release.7.7.0+dfsg-1Debian Security Tracker ↗Source updated 23 Oct 2026
Debian sidsid · sourcesambaVendor fix publishedDebian records a fixed source-package version for this release.2:4.11.3+dfsg-1Debian Security Tracker ↗Source updated 23 Oct 2026
Optional official sources

National CERT insights
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Official European source

ENISA European Vulnerability Database

Official EUVD identifiers, advisory evidence and known-exploited context. Missing fields are not treated as evidence of low risk.

1 current
ENISA EUVD identifier

EUVD-2019-5985

No EUVD known-exploited evidence

ENISA has published the identifier mapping but no EUVD description has been stored yet.

EUVD state
Present in the current official mapping
Known exploitation
Not present in the current ENISA EUVD known-exploited dataset. This is not proof of no exploitation.
ENISA score
Not supplied in the stored EUVD record
Advisory evidence
No linked advisory details stored yet
Recommended actionScheduled

Medium technical severity with no CISA KEV confirmation; remediate through the normal risk-based patch cycle unless local exposure raises the priority.

Fix not verified
01

What, why and how

All Samba versions 4.x.x before 4.9.17, 4.10.x before 4.10.11 and 4.11.x before 4.11.3 have an issue, where the S4U (MS-SFU) Kerberos delegation model includes a feature allowing for a subset of clients to be opted out of constrained delegation in any way, either S4U2Self or regular Kerberos authentication, by forcing all tickets for these clients to be non-forwardable. In AD this is implemented by a user attribute delegation_not_allowed (aka not-delegated), which translates to disallow-forwardable. However the Samba AD DC does not do that for S4U2Self and does set the forwardable flag even if the impersonated client has the not-delegated flag set.

What

All Samba versions 4.x.x before 4.9.17, 4.10.x before 4.10.11 and 4.11.x before 4.11.3 have an issue, where the S4U (MS-SFU) Kerberos delegation model includes a feature allowing for a subset of clients to be opted out of constrained delegation in any way, either S4U2Self or regular Kerberos authentication, by forcing all tickets for these clients to be non-forwardable. In AD this is implemented by a user attribute delegation_not_allowed (aka not-delegated), which translates to disallow-forwardable. However the Samba AD DC does not do that for S4U2Self and does set the forwardable flag even if the impersonated client has the not-delegated flag set.

Why

The product does not perform or incorrectly performs an authorization check when an actor attempts to access a resource or perform an action.

How

An attacker operating through a network path may attempt exploitation with low privileges. If successful, the issue may cause the confidentiality, integrity or availability impact described by the vendor.

What

All Samba versions 4.x.x before 4.9.17, 4.10.x before 4.10.11 and 4.11.x before 4.11.3 have an issue, where the S4U (MS-SFU) Kerberos delegation model includes a feature allowing for a subset of clients to be opted out of constrained delegation in any way, either S4U2Self or regular Kerberos authentication, by forcing all tickets for these clients to be non-forwardable. In AD this is implemented by a user attribute delegation_not_allowed (aka not-delegated), which translates to disallow-forwardable. However the Samba AD DC does not do that for S4U2Self and does set the forwardable flag even if the impersonated client has the not-delegated flag set.

Why

The product does not perform or incorrectly performs an authorization check when an actor attempts to access a resource or perform an action.

How

An attacker operating through a network path may attempt exploitation with low privileges. If successful, the issue may cause the confidentiality, integrity or availability impact described by the vendor.

02

Exploit reality and attack path

CVSS severity, EPSS forecast probability, public exploit material and CISA-confirmed exploitation are separate signals.

Observed exploitation
?Confirmed exploitation and public exploit material are separate signals. Attacks can occur without public proof-of-concept or exploit code.
No confirmed evidence

No CISA KEV match was present at the last successful refresh. This means no confirmation from that source, not proof of no exploitation.

Public PoC / exploit material
?Confirmed exploitation and public exploit material are separate signals. Attacks can occur without public proof-of-concept or exploit code.
None recorded

No exploit-tagged reference or CISA SSVC proof-of-concept state is currently recorded. Research may still exist outside the structured feeds.

Likely attack path
a network path → Improper Authorization → cause the confidentiality, integrity or availability impact described by the vendor
Attack surface
Network
Privileges required
Low: a basic authenticated account is required
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low: no specialised conditions are recorded
Security boundary
Unchanged: impact remains within the vulnerable component's security authority
Weakness
?CWE means Common Weakness Enumeration: a standard category for the underlying weakness.
CWE-285 ↗

CWE-285: Improper Authorization. The product does not perform or incorrectly performs an authorization check when an actor attempts to access a resource or perform an action.

CVSS vector
?CVSS means Common Vulnerability Scoring System. The vector records the metric values used to calculate technical severity.
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N

Common Vulnerability Scoring System 3.1: the compact vector below is decoded into plain language.

AVNetworkAttack vector: The vulnerable component can be reached over a network.ACLowAttack complexity: No specialised conditions are required beyond attacker-controlled input.PRLowPrivileges required: The attacker needs basic user-level privileges.UINoneUser interaction: No action by another user is required.SUnchangedScope: The security impact remains within the vulnerable component's authority.CLowConfidentiality impact: A successful attack can cause a limited loss.ILowIntegrity impact: A successful attack can cause a limited loss.ANoneAvailability impact: No direct loss is represented by this metric.
Post-exploitation / living off the land
No specific living-off-the-land technique is confirmed in the structured sources. Monitor normal administration tools for activity inconsistent with the affected service's baseline.
NetworkCWE-285
A

Official authority intelligence

Only matched European and national findings are included. Language selectors and unavailable sources are omitted.

BSI · German · WID-SEC-2022-2051Samba: Mehrere Schwachstellen

Ein entfernter, authentisierter Angreifer kann mehrere Schwachstellen in Samba ausnutzen, um einen Denial of Service Angriff durchzuführen oder Sicherheitsvorkehrungen zu umgehen.

Official advisory ↗
CERT-FR · French · CERTFR-2024-AVI-0067Multiples vulnérabilités dans les produits NetApp

De multiples vulnérabilités ont été découvertes dans les produits NetApp. Elles permettent à un attaquant de provoquer un déni de service à distance, une atteinte à l'intégrité des données et une atteinte à la confidentialité des données.

Official advisory ↗
CERT-FR · French · CERTFR-2019-AVI-614Multiples vulnérabilités dans Samba

De multiples vulnérabilités ont été découvertes dans Samba. Elles permettent à un attaquant de provoquer un déni de service à distance et un contournement de la politique de sécurité.

Official advisory ↗
JVN iPedia · Japanese · JVNDB-2019-013235Samba における認証に関する脆弱性

Samba には、認証に関する脆弱性が存在します。

Official advisory ↗
03

Patch and workaround

Operational remediation based on structured source evidence.

Status
?Patch availability is based on structured fixed-version fields and authoritative update references. If no fix is verified, check the vendor advisory before making a change.
Fix not verified
Affected
samba: all versions 4.11.x before 4.11.3, all versions 4.10.x before 4.10.11, all versions 4.x.x before 4.9.17
Fixed
No fixed version is explicitly recorded in the structured CVE data.
Action
No verified patch reference is present in the current structured sources. Check the vendor advisory before making a change.
Workaround
No verified workaround is recorded. If business-safe, reduce exposure to the affected interface and allow only trusted sources until authoritative guidance is available.
04

Evidence and provenance

Published 10 Dec 2019 · Last source change 5 Aug 2024, 00:26 UTC · CWE-285 · Improper Authorization

CVE recordCVE.org · 5.1
CVSS sourceNIST NVD
EPSS source
?The date BlackTree first stored a score for this CVE from the daily FIRST EPSS feed.
FIRST · tracked since 2026-09-01
European sourceENISA EUVD · EUVD-2019-5985
Product sourceCNA
Remediation sourceCVE/CNA references
CWE sourceCNA
NVD statusNVD modified after enrichment

Core structured fields are present and their contributing authorities are shown above.

Material change intelligence

What changed after publication

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  1. ENISA EUVD mappingEUVD-2019-5985 was added to the official ENISA EUVD mapping for this CVE.
    Before
    not recorded
    After
    {"euvdId":"EUVD-2019-5985"}
    ENISA EUVD ↗
  2. Vendor guidanceAuthoritative vendor guidance changed: added vendor advisory: samba.org/CVE-2019-14870.html; removed vendor advisory: lists.fedoraproject.org/PJH3ROOFYMOATD2UEPC47P5RPBDTY77E; removed vendor advisory: lists.fedoraproject.org/WNKA4YIPV7AZR7KK3GW6L3HKGHSGJZFE; 5 further removals.
    Before
    vendor advisory: lists.fedoraproject.org/PJH3ROOFYMOATD2UEPC47P5RPBDTY77E · vendor advisory: lists.fedoraproject.org/WNKA4YIPV7AZR7KK3GW6L3HKGHSGJZFE · vendor advisory: lists.opensuse.org/msg00038.html · 4 more references
    After
    vendor advisory: samba.org/CVE-2019-14870.html
    samba.org ↗
  3. CVSS scoreCVSS version changed from 3.0 to 3.1; the displayed base score remains 5.4.
    Before
    5.4 (CVSS 3.0 · CNA · CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N)
    After
    5.4 (CVSS 3.1 · NIST NVD · CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N)
    NIST NVD ↗
  4. Catalogue recordCVE added to the BlackTree catalogue.
    CNA ↗
Material fields only · duplicate refreshes suppressed · history retained for the configured operational retention period
CVE published
ENISA EUVD · EUVD-2019-5985↗Vendor advisory↗CVE authority or vendor reference↗Official CVE record (CNA and ADP data)↗NVD record↗
Technical terms and abbreviations used in this report
CVE
Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures: the public identifier for one disclosed vulnerability.
CVSS
Common Vulnerability Scoring System: a technical severity framework; it is not patching priority by itself.
EPSS
Exploit Prediction Scoring System: FIRST's estimate of the probability that exploitation activity will be observed in the next 30 days; it is a forecast, not confirmation.
CWE
Common Weakness Enumeration: the standard category describing the underlying software or hardware weakness.
CNA
CVE Numbering Authority: an organisation authorised to assign and publish CVE records.
CISA ADP
Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency Authorized Data Publisher: structured enrichment added to a CVE record.
NVD
National Vulnerability Database: NIST's enrichment service for CVE records.
CERT / CSIRT
A computer security incident response team that publishes warnings or coordinates incident response.
PoC
Proof of concept: public material that demonstrates or helps reproduce exploitation.
CSAF
Common Security Advisory Framework: a machine-readable format for security advisories.
LoTL
Living off the land: abuse of legitimate tools or system functions during an attack.
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