CVE-2022-32744
published 2022-08-25CVE-2022-32744: A flaw was found in Samba. The KDC accepts kpasswd requests encrypted with any key known to it. By encrypting forged kpasswd requests with its own key, a user…
PriorityP346high8.8CVSS 3.1
AVNACLPRLUINSUCHIHAH
EPSS
0.96%
57.5th percentile
A flaw was found in Samba. The KDC accepts kpasswd requests encrypted with any key known to it. By encrypting forged kpasswd requests with its own key, a user can change other users' passwords, enabling full domain takeover.
Affected
14 ranges
| Vendor | Product | Version range | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| debian | samba | < samba 2:4.16.4+dfsg-1 (bookworm) | samba 2:4.16.4+dfsg-1 (bookworm) |
| msrc | azl3_samba_4.18.3-1_on_azure_linux_3.0 | — | — |
| msrc | azure_linux_3.0_arm | — | — |
| msrc | azure_linux_3.0_x64 | — | — |
| samba | samba | — | — |
| samba | samba | >= 0 < 2:4.13.13+dfsg-1~deb11u5 | 2:4.13.13+dfsg-1~deb11u5 |
| samba | samba | >= 0 < 2:4.16.4+dfsg-1 | 2:4.16.4+dfsg-1 |
| samba | samba | >= 0 < 2:4.16.4+dfsg-1 | 2:4.16.4+dfsg-1 |
| samba | samba | >= 0 < 2:4.16.4+dfsg-1 | 2:4.16.4+dfsg-1 |
| samba | samba | >= 0 < 2:4.13.17~dfsg-0ubuntu1.20.04.1 | 2:4.13.17~dfsg-0ubuntu1.20.04.1 |
| samba | samba | >= 0 < 2:4.15.9+dfsg-0ubuntu0.2 | 2:4.15.9+dfsg-0ubuntu0.2 |
| samba | samba | >= 4.15.0 < 4.15.9 | 4.15.9 |
| samba | samba | >= 4.16.0 < 4.16.4 | 4.16.4 |
| samba | samba | >= 4.3.0 < 4.14.14 | 4.14.14 |
CVSS provenance
nvdv3.18.8HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
osv8.8HIGH
vendor_debian8.8HIGH
vendor_msrc8.8HIGH
vendor_redhat8.8HIGH
vendor_ubuntu6.5MEDIUM
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VulDB
Samba up to 4.14.13/4.15.8/4.16.3 Password Change key management (EUVD-2022-35810 / Nessus ID 211259)
vuldb·2026-06-01·CVSS 8.8
CVE-2022-32744 [HIGH] Samba up to 4.14.13/4.15.8/4.16.3 Password Change key management (EUVD-2022-35810 / Nessus ID 211259)
A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Samba up to 4.14.13/4.15.8/4.16.3. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the component Password Change Handler. The manipulation results in key management error.
This vulnerability is identified as CVE-2022-32744. The attack can be executed remotely. There is not any exploit available.
Upgrading the affected component is advised.
GHSA
GHSA-6p44-5x7x-8vxj: A flaw was found in Samba
ghsa_unreviewed·2022-08-26
CVE-2022-32744 [HIGH] CWE-290 GHSA-6p44-5x7x-8vxj: A flaw was found in Samba
A flaw was found in Samba. The KDC accepts kpasswd requests encrypted with any key known to it. By encrypting forged kpasswd requests with its own key, a user can change other users' passwords, enabling full domain takeover.
OSV
CVE-2022-32744: A flaw was found in Samba
osv·2022-08-25·CVSS 8.8
CVE-2022-32744 [HIGH] CVE-2022-32744: A flaw was found in Samba
A flaw was found in Samba. The KDC accepts kpasswd requests encrypted with any key known to it. By encrypting forged kpasswd requests with its own key, a user can change other users' passwords, enabling full domain takeover.
OSV
samba vulnerabilities
osv·2022-08-01·CVSS 6.5
CVE-2021-3670 [MEDIUM] samba vulnerabilities
samba vulnerabilities
It was discovered that Samba did not handle MaxQueryDuration when being
used in AD DC configurations, contrary to expectations. This issue only
affected Ubuntu 20.04 LTS. (CVE-2021-3670)
Luke Howard discovered that Samba incorrectly handled certain restrictions
associated with changing passwords. A remote attacker being requested to
change passwords could possibly use this issue to escalate privileges.
(CVE-2022-2031)
Luca Moro discovered that Samba incorrectly handled certain SMB1
communications. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to obtain
sensitive memory contents. (CVE-2022-32742)
Joseph Sutton discovered that Samba incorrectly handled certain password
change requests. A remote attacker could use this issue to change passwords
of other users, resu
Microsoft
A flaw was found in Samba. The KDC accepts kpasswd requests encrypted with any key known to it. By encrypting forged kpasswd requests with its own key a user can change other users' passwords enabling
vendor_msrc·2022-08-09·CVSS 8.8
CVE-2022-32744 [HIGH] CWE-290 A flaw was found in Samba. The KDC accepts kpasswd requests encrypted with any key known to it. By encrypting forged kpasswd requests with its own key a user can change other users' passwords enabling
A flaw was found in Samba. The KDC accepts kpasswd requests encrypted with any key known to it. By encrypting forged kpasswd requests with its own key a user can change other users' passwords enabling full domain takeover.
FAQ: Is Azure Linux the only Microsoft product that includes this open-source library and is therefore potentially affected by this vulnerability?
One of the main benefits to our customers who choose to use the Azure Linux distro is the commitment to keep it up to date with the most recent and most secure versions of the open source libraries with which the distro is composed. Microsoft is committed to transparency in this work which is why we began publishing CSAF/VEX in October 2025. See this blog post for more information. If impact to additional products is identifi
Ubuntu
Samba vulnerabilities
vendor_ubuntu·2022-08-01·CVSS 6.5
CVE-2022-32744 [MEDIUM] Samba vulnerabilities
Title: Samba vulnerabilities
Summary: Several security issues were fixed in Samba.
It was discovered that Samba did not handle MaxQueryDuration when being
used in AD DC configurations, contrary to expectations. This issue only
affected Ubuntu 20.04 LTS. (CVE-2021-3670)
Luke Howard discovered that Samba incorrectly handled certain restrictions
associated with changing passwords. A remote attacker being requested to
change passwords could possibly use this issue to escalate privileges.
(CVE-2022-2031)
Luca Moro discovered that Samba incorrectly handled certain SMB1
communications. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to obtain
sensitive memory contents. (CVE-2022-32742)
Joseph Sutton discovered that Samba incorrectly handled certain password
change requests. A remote attacker
Red Hat
samba: AD users can forge password change requests for any user
vendor_redhat·2022-07-27·CVSS 8.8
CVE-2022-32744 [HIGH] CWE-290 samba: AD users can forge password change requests for any user
samba: AD users can forge password change requests for any user
A flaw was found in Samba. The KDC accepts kpasswd requests encrypted with any key known to it. By encrypting forged kpasswd requests with its own key, a user can change other users' passwords, enabling full domain takeover.
A flaw was found in Samba. The KDC accepts kpasswd requests encrypted with any key known to it. By encrypting forged kpasswd requests with its own key, a user can change other users' passwords, enabling full domain takeover.
Statement: Red Hat Enterprise Linux is not affected by this flaw as Samba AD (Active Directory) doesn't get built in RHEL.
Package: samba (Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6) - Not affected
Package: samba4 (Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6) - Not affected
Package: samba (Red Hat Enterprise Lin
Debian
CVE-2022-32744: samba - A flaw was found in Samba. The KDC accepts kpasswd requests encrypted with any k...
vendor_debian·2022·CVSS 8.8
CVE-2022-32744 [HIGH] CVE-2022-32744: samba - A flaw was found in Samba. The KDC accepts kpasswd requests encrypted with any k...
A flaw was found in Samba. The KDC accepts kpasswd requests encrypted with any key known to it. By encrypting forged kpasswd requests with its own key, a user can change other users' passwords, enabling full domain takeover.
Scope: local
bookworm: resolved (fixed in 2:4.16.4+dfsg-1)
bullseye: resolved (fixed in 2:4.13.13+dfsg-1~deb11u5)
forky: resolved (fixed in 2:4.16.4+dfsg-1)
sid: resolved (fixed in 2:4.16.4+dfsg-1)
trixie: resolved (fixed in 2:4.16.4+dfsg-1)
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2022-08-25
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