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CVE-2026-4408

CRITICAL CVSS: 9.0 Published: 2026-05-28 Modified: 2026-07-15

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.

Affected Platforms

Samba SambaRedhat Enterprise LinuxRedhat Openshift Container Platform

Weakness Type

CWE-78, CWE-78

References