CVE-2023-34968 MEDIUM

CVE-2023-34968: Samba: spotlight server-side share path disclosure

Vendor Red Hat
Product Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
Weakness CWE-201
Published July 20, 2023
Last update November 20, 2025
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CVSS base score

5.3/10
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction None
Confidentiality Low
Integrity None

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

What the vulnerability does

01Description

A path disclosure vulnerability was found in Samba. As part of the Spotlight protocol, Samba discloses the server-side absolute path of shares, files, and directories in the results for search queries. This flaw allows a malicious client or an attacker with a targeted RPC request to view the information that is part of the disclosed path.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

July 20, 2023 CVE published
November 20, 2025 Record updated