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

- Severity: CVSS 5.3 (Medium), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2023-07-20 · Updated: 2025-11-20

## Affected

- samba: version range not reported
- samba: version range not reported
- samba: version range not reported
- samba: version range not reported
- samba: version range not reported
- samba: version range not reported
- samba: version range not reported
- samba: version range not reported
- samba4: version range not reported
- samba: version range not reported
- samba: version range not reported

## Description

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.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on samba, samba4, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
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## References

- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:6667
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:7139
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:0423
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:0580
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-34968
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2222795
- https://www.samba.org/samba/security/CVE-2023-34968.html

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