CVEPublished 2026-05-28Modified 2026-06-151 article on news5 live referencesNVD data

CVE-2026-4408Redhat · Openshift_container_platform

Vulnerability data via NVD (ingested)

CVSS v3.1
9.0
CRITICAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS percentile
78
Exploit Prediction Scoring System · top 22% of all CVEs
Description

A flaw was found in Samba. A remote attacker can exploit a misconfiguration in Samba file servers and classic domain controllers that use the "check password script" feature. If this script is configured with the %u substitution character, the client-controlled username is passed without proper escaping of shell meta-characters. This vulnerability allows an attacker to achieve remote command execution on the affected system. This issue primarily affects non-standard configurations where the "check password script" is used with %u and the samba-dcerpcd service is started as a system service.

Timeline
Published 2026-05-28
Modified 2026-06-15

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