Exploitation evidence
Known exploited · CISA KEV listed
Added 2023-03-30. Ransomware campaign use: Known.
CISA required action: Apply updates per vendor instructions.
CISA due date: 2023-04-20. This is the catalog’s deadline, not an assessment of your organization’s exposure.
KEV checked 13 Nov 2026, 00:20 Jerusalem · Original catalog ↗Reported products and versions
Samba / samba
Default status: Not specified
- affected: since 3.5.0
Fixes and workarounds
No explicit solution text in the downloaded CVE record. Consult the vendor advisory; unaffected version ranges are shown above as reported, not inferred as a patch recommendation.
Sources and related reporting
CVE Program record ↗ · Download tracked evidence as JSON
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98636
- http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3860
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42084/
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1270
- https://www.samba.org/samba/security/CVE-2017-7494.html
- https://download.schneider-electric.com/files?p_enDocType=Technical+leaflet&p_File_Name=SEVD-2018-095-01+Security+Notification+Umotion+V1.1.pdf&p_Doc_Ref=SEVD-2018-095-01
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1390
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038552
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1273
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1271
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201805-07
- https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/hpsc/doc/public/display?docLocale=en_US&docId=emr_na-hpesbux03759en_us
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1272
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20170524-0001/
- https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/hpsc/doc/public/display?docLocale=en_US&docId=emr_na-hpesbns03755en_us
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42060/
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2017-7494
Observed change timeline
History begins when Egret first downloads each source. It is not the complete upstream CVE history.
12 Nov 2026, 18:20 Jerusalem · EPSS observation updated
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}07 Nov 2026, 06:20 Jerusalem · CVE Program record changed
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}03 Nov 2026, 02:22 Jerusalem · CISA KEV status changed
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