CVE-2022-32744

samba: AD users can forge password change requests for any user

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Severity

Important

Red Hat Product Security

8.8

CVSS 3.1

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Published · July 27, 2022

Updated · November 22, 2025

Description

A flaw was found in Samba. The KDC accepts kpasswd requests encrypted with any key known to it. By encrypting forged kpasswd requests with its own key, a user can change other users' passwords, enabling full domain takeover.

Statement

Red Hat Enterprise Linux is not affected by this flaw as Samba AD (Active Directory) doesn't get built in RHEL.

CVSS score applicability

The CVSS score(s) listed for this vulnerability do not reflect the associated product's status, and are included for informational purposes to better understand the severity of this vulnerability.

Mitigation

No mitigation is specified in collected source.

CVSS / CWE

CVSS 3.1 · 8.8
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CWE-290 · Authentication Bypass by Spoofing