CRITICALVulnerability
Verified
Global
NVD CRITICAL: CVE-2026-4408 — A flaw was found in Samba. A remote attacker can exploit a misconfiguration in S...
·Source: NIST NVD
Updated:
Executive 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 execu
Analysis
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. CVSS Score: 9. Published: 2026-05-28T09:16:47.643.