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Type: advisorySources: OSVAdvisory ID: DEBIAN-CVE-2020-25720

A vulnerability was found in Samba where a delegated administrator with permission to create objects in Active Directory can write to all attributes of the newly created object, including security-sensitive attributes, even after the object's creation. This issue occurs because the administrator owns the object due to the lack of an Access Control List (ACL) at the time of creation and later being recognized as the 'creator owner.' The retained significant rights of the delegated administrator may not be well understood, potentially leading to unintended privilege escalation or security risks.

Products
samba
Affected versions
Not specified
Fixed versions
2:4.17.8+dfsg-1
CVEs
CVE-2020-25720
Confirmed fixed CVEs
Not specified
Updated in this feed
31 Oct 2026, 23:23 UTC · Revision 1

Source evidence

DEBIAN-CVE-2020-25720

core-osv · Original source

Published 17 Nov 2024, 11:15 UTC

A vulnerability was found in Samba where a delegated administrator with permission to create objects in Active Directory can write to all attributes of the newly created object, including security-sensitive attributes, even after the object's creation. This issue occurs because the administrator owns the object due to the lack of an Access Control List (ACL) at the time of creation and later being recognized as the 'creator owner.' The retained significant rights of the delegated administrator may not be well understood, potentially leading to unintended privilege escalation or security risks.

osv:DEBIAN-CVE-2020-25720

samba

Fixed versions: 2:4.17.8+dfsg-1

samba

Fixed versions: 2:4.17.8+dfsg-1

samba

Fixed versions: 2:4.17.8+dfsg-1

Complete source record
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