CVE-2020-10745

Status: ModifiedHigh (7.5)—
A flaw was found in all Samba versions before 4.10.17, before 4.11.11 and before 4.12.4 in the way it processed NetBios over TCP/IP. This flaw allows a remote attacker could to cause the Samba server to consume excessive CPU use, resulting in a denial of service. This highest threat from this vulnerability is to system availability.
CVSS

Version: 3.1
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Base score: 7.5
Exploitation probability (EPSS)

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days: 3.87%
Percentile among all scored CVEs: 90
Score date: 10/7/2026
EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System, FIRST) estimates how likely a vulnerability is to be exploited in the wild within 30 days. It complements CVSS (impact) and CISA KEV (confirmed exploitation).
Affected technologies (4)

Debian — Debian Linux Fedoraproject — Fedora Opensuse — Leap Samba — Samba
CWEs

CWE-400
References

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