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CVE-2026-4408
CRITICAL · CVSS 9
EPSS exploitation probability: 0%
Published 2026-05-28T09:16:47.643 · Last modified 2026-07-03T13:17:25.570

Summary

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 products

redhat — openshift_container_platform

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References

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