CVE-2021-44141 vulnerability in Samba and Other Products
Published on February 21, 2022
All versions of Samba prior to 4.15.5 are vulnerable to a malicious client using a server symlink to determine if a file or directory exists in an area of the server file system not exported under the share definition. SMB1 with unix extensions has to be enabled in order for this attack to succeed.
Weakness Type
What is an Information Disclosure Vulnerability?
The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information.
CVE-2021-44141 has been classified to as an Information Disclosure vulnerability or weakness.
Products Associated with CVE-2021-44141
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Exploit Probability
EPSS
0.29%
Percentile
51.49%
EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System) scores estimate the probability that a vulnerability will be exploited in the wild within the next 30 days. The percentile shows you how this score compares to all other vulnerabilities.