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CVE-2015-5252
HIGH · CVSS 7.2
EPSS exploitation probability: 0%
Published 2015-12-29T22:59:01.263 · Last modified 2026-06-17T00:28:45.483

Summary

vfs.c in smbd in Samba 3.x and 4.x before 4.1.22, 4.2.x before 4.2.7, and 4.3.x before 4.3.3, when share names with certain substring relationships exist, allows remote attackers to bypass intended file-access restrictions via a symlink that points outside of a share.

Affected products

samba — samba

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References

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