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Improper Privilege Management

CVE-2022-38023

High
8.1/10

Summary

In Samba the "RC4" protection of the NetLogon Secure channel uses the same algorithms as rc4-hmac cryptography in Kerberos, and so must also be assumed to be weak. This flaw leads to an Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability. This vulnerability affects samba versions prior to 4.15.13, 4.16.x prior to 4.16.8 and 4.17.x prior to 4.17.4.

  • HIGH
  • NETWORK
  • HIGH
  • UNCHANGED
  • NONE
  • NONE
  • HIGH
  • HIGH

CWE-269 - Improper Privilege Management

An effective privilege management infrastructure provides valid users with required access and privileges across heterogeneous technology environments. An application with a faulty privilege management infrastructure allows higher than authorized privileges or enables privilege escalation. This can lead to security incidents such as system infiltration, data breach, and complete system takeover.

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Advisory Timeline

  • Published