Samba before versions 4.6.1, 4.5.7 and 4.4.11 are vulnerable to a malicious client using a symlink race to allow access to areas of the server file system not exported under the share definition.
Severity
CVSS 3.1
7.5 high
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS
11% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days; higher than 95% of CVEs (scores of 2026-10-31)