smbd in Samba 3.3.11, 3.4.6, and 3.5.0, when libcap support is enabled, runs with the CAP_DAC_OVERRIDE capability, which allows remote authenticated users to bypass intended file permissions via standard filesystem operations with any client
Published Mar 9, 2010
8.5
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 3.81%
Description
smbd in Samba 3.3.11, 3.4.6, and 3.5.0, when libcap support is enabled, runs with the CAP_DAC_OVERRIDE capability, which allows remote authenticated users to bypass intended file permissions via standard filesystem operations with any client.
Affected products
Remediation
Red Hat statement
Not vulnerable. This issue did not affect the versions of the samba package, as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3, 4, or 5. This issue did not affect the version of the samba3x package, as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (11 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 3.81% (0.03813) | 89.71th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 3.84% (0.03845) | 88.73th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 2.30% (0.02300) | 83.59th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.33% (0.00330) | 71.93th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 26, 2024 | 0.33% (0.00330) | 70.71th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.38% (0.00375) | 71.98th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.38% (0.00375) | 68.46th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.23% (0.01232) | 67.28th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Dec 23, 2022 | 1.23% (0.01232) | 66.86th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.23% (0.01232) | 64.85th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.23% (0.01232) | 41.02th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (9)
- http://lists.samba.org/archive/samba-announce/2010/000211.html mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTVendor Advisory
- http://www.samba.org/samba/history/samba-3.3.12.html x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://www.samba.org/samba/history/samba-3.4.7.html x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://www.samba.org/samba/history/samba-3.5.1.html x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://www.samba.org/samba/security/CVE-2010-0728 x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2010-0728 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.samba.org/show_bug.cgi?id=7222 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2010-0728
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2010-0728
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://lists.samba.org/archive/samba-announce/2010/000211.html | mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.samba.org/samba/history/samba-3.3.12.html | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| http://www.samba.org/samba/history/samba-3.4.7.html | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| http://www.samba.org/samba/history/samba-3.5.1.html | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| http://www.samba.org/samba/security/CVE-2010-0728 | x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2010-0728 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.samba.org/show_bug.cgi?id=7222 | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2010-0728 | ||
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2010-0728 |
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