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Vulnerability · CVE-2023-34968

A path disclosure vulnerability was found in Samba.

Published Jul 20, 2023 · catalog updated Nov 6, 2026 · A path disclosure vulnerability

Last checked Nov 9, 2026. A connected source was read within the last 7 days.

Check if you run it

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2023-34968. EPSS is 1.33%. Act only if a listed version of A path disclosure vulnerability is installed.

Gaps on this record

  • The stored product name is a package slug. The name on this page is taken from the title (A path disclosure vulnerability).
  • No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.

Same product and reporting

Severity
Medium5.3
Known exploitation
Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
1.33%
Remediation
Version ranges on file
Affected products
cpe debian/debian linux · cpe redhat/enterprise linux · cpe redhat/storage · cpe samba/samba

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.

Are you affected?

Enter the version you run. The result uses only the ranges stored on this record.

The check returns affected, not affected, or incomplete. It does not guess a version that is missing from the record.

  • cpe debian/debian linux11.0
  • cpe debian/debian linux12.0
  • cpe redhat/enterprise linux8.0
  • cpe redhat/enterprise linux9.0
  • cpe redhat/storage3.0
  • cpe samba/samba< 4.16.11
  • cpe samba/samba< 4.17.10
  • cpe samba/samba< 4.18.5

How to fix CVE-2023-34968

  • Upgrade

    CVE-2023-34968 lists a fix boundary at 4.16.11. Compare the installed build with that boundary before you change production.

  • Version check

    Affected < 4.16.11

  • Advisory

    Open the cve_org record and follow its fix.

  • Official advisories

What to do

Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.

Should you patch?

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2023-34968. EPSS is 1.33%. Act only if a listed version of A path disclosure vulnerability is installed.

Which versions are affected?

Compare what you have installed with debian/debian linux 11.0; debian/debian linux 12.0; redhat/enterprise linux 8.0; redhat/enterprise linux 9.0. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.

What should an analyst verify?

CWE-201. EPSS 1.33%. There is no CISA KEV listing. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.

Code

The project this record applies to. Exploit listings stay in References.

No public source repository is identified for this product.

Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. Jul 20, 2023 · NIST NVD

    Detected

    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.

  2. Jun 17, 2026 · NIST NVD

    Updated

    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.

  3. Nov 6, 2026 · NIST NVD

    Updated

    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.

Sources

  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2023-34968

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • NIST NVDVulnerability recordCVE-2023-34968

    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

    nvd.nist.gov

References

Freshness

Last verified in this catalog Nov 9, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.

  • CVE.orgNov 7, 2026
  • NIST NVDNov 7, 2026