# CVE-2020-25719: A flaw was found in the way Samba, as an Active Directory Domain Controller, implemented Kerberos name-based authentication.

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2022-02-18 · Updated: 2024-08-04

## Affected

- n/a samba: version range not reported

## Description

A flaw was found in the way Samba, as an Active Directory Domain Controller, implemented Kerberos name-based authentication. The Samba AD DC, could become confused about the user a ticket represents if it did not strictly require a Kerberos PAC and always use the SIDs found within. The result could include total domain compromise.

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## References

- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2019732
- https://www.samba.org/samba/security/CVE-2020-25719.html
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202309-06

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