CVE-2025-10230: samba · OS Command Injection
Affects sambaSource CVE Database V5
Not known to be exploited · 39% EPSS · CVSS 10.0 Critical.
Data as of 25 Oct 2026, 19:02 UTC
- EPSS
- 39.7% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 98% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:HExploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 7 Nov 2025
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponised: no evidence on record.
No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB
Exploited in the wildExploited: no evidence on record.
Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation
Observed by OffSeq MirageSeen by Mirage: no evidence on record.
No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors
A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 2026-10-25.
What to do
Affected software
| Product | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
Red Hatredhat/sambapkg:rpm/redhat/sambaOther threats | Affected
| Fixed in– |
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AI-suggested
Until a patch is applied, consider restricting network access to the Samba WINS service and monitoring for suspicious activity related to WINS registrations. Do not rely on generic mitigations as the vendor advisory does not specify any.
Description
A flaw was found in Samba, in the front-end WINS hook handling: NetBIOS names from registration packets are passed to a shell without proper validation or escaping. Unsanitized NetBIOS name data from WINS registration packets are inserted into a shell command and executed by the Samba Active Directory Domain Controller’s wins hook, allowing an unauthenticated network attacker to achieve remote command execution as the Samba process.
References
- access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-10230 (opens in a new tab)
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2394377 (opens in a new tab)
- samba.org/samba/history/security.html (opens in a new tab)
- vicarius.io/vsociety/posts/cve-2025-10230-detect-samba-vulnerability (opens in a new tab)
- vicarius.io/vsociety/posts/cve-2025-10230-mitigate-samba-vulnerability (opens in a new tab)