CVE-2019-14902

Name: CVE-2019-14902
Creator: NVD / NIST
Published: 2020-01-21T18:15:12.653+00:00
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

MEDIUMCVSS 5.4/10EPSS 1.52%

Last modified Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2019-14902 is a medium-severity vulnerability rated 5.4/10 on the CVSS scale. There is an issue in all samba 4.11.x versions before 4.11.5, all samba 4.10.x versions before 4.10.12 and all samba 4.9.x versions before 4.9.18, where the removal of the right to create or modify a subtree would not automatically be taken away on all domain controllers.. EPSS estimates a 1.52% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Description

There is an issue in all samba 4.11.x versions before 4.11.5, all samba 4.10.x versions before 4.10.12 and all samba 4.9.x versions before 4.9.18, where the removal of the right to create or modify a subtree would not automatically be taken away on all domain controllers.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1

5.4/10

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

EPSS Probability

1.52%

71.4th percentile

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days. Learn more

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-284

Affected Software

Vendor	Product	Versions
Samba	Samba	>= 4.0.0, < 4.9.18
Samba	Samba	>= 4.10.0, < 4.10.12
Samba	Samba	>= 4.11.0, < 4.11.5
Canonical	Ubuntu Linux	16.04
Canonical	Ubuntu Linux	18.04
Canonical	Ubuntu Linux	19.04
Canonical	Ubuntu Linux	19.10
Opensuse	Leap	15.1
Debian	Debian Linux	9.0

References

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-01/msg00055.htmlThird Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2019-14902Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/05/msg00023.htmlThird Party Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/09/msg00013.html
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/4ACZVNMIFQGGXNJPMHAVBN3H2U65FXQY/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/GQ6U65I2K23YJC4FESW477WL55TU3PPT/
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202003-52Third Party Advisory
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20200122-0001/Third Party Advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4244-1/Third Party Advisory
https://www.samba.org/samba/security/CVE-2019-14902.htmlMailing List, Vendor Advisory
https://www.synology.com/security/advisory/Synology_SA_20_01Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-01/msg00055.htmlThird Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2019-14902Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/05/msg00023.htmlThird Party Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/09/msg00013.html
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/4ACZVNMIFQGGXNJPMHAVBN3H2U65FXQY/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/GQ6U65I2K23YJC4FESW477WL55TU3PPT/
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202003-52Third Party Advisory
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20200122-0001/Third Party Advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4244-1/Third Party Advisory
https://www.samba.org/samba/security/CVE-2019-14902.htmlMailing List, Vendor Advisory
https://www.synology.com/security/advisory/Synology_SA_20_01Third Party Advisory

Timeline

Published: Jan 21, 2020
Last Modified: Jun 17, 2026
Status: Modified

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2019-14902?

How severe is CVE-2019-14902?

CVE-2019-14902 has a CVSS score of 5.4/10 (MEDIUM severity). The EPSS model estimates a 1.52% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2019-14902?

Check the vendor references and advisories linked above for patched versions and mitigation guidance. You can also run a Strix scan to test if your systems are affected.

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Source: NVD / NIST