CVE-2023-34968
samba: spotlight server-side share path disclosure
Severity
ModerateRed Hat Product Security
CVSS 3.1
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Published · July 19, 2023
Updated · November 21, 2025
Description
A path disclosure vulnerability was found in Samba. As part of the Spotlight protocol, Samba discloses the server-side absolute path of shares, files, and directories in the results for search queries. This flaw allows a malicious client or an attacker with a targeted RPC request to view the information that is part of the disclosed path.
CVSS score applicability
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Mitigation
No mitigation is specified in collected source.
CVSS / CWE
CVSS 3.1 · 5.3CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
CWE-201 · Insertion of Sensitive Information Into Sent Data