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CVE-2022-2031

HIGH CVSS: 8.8 Published: 2022-08-25 Modified: 2026-06-17

Description

A flaw was found in Samba. The security vulnerability occurs when KDC and the kpasswd service share a single account and set of keys, allowing them to decrypt each other's tickets. A user who has been requested to change their password, can exploit this flaw to obtain and use tickets to other services.

Affected Platforms

Samba Samba

Weakness Type

CWE-288, CWE-287

References