CVE-2004-0186

smbmnt in Samba 2.x and 3.x on Linux 2.6, when installed setuid, allows local users to gain root...

7.2 HighPublic exploitFix available

smbmnt in Samba 2.x and 3.x on Linux 2.6, when installed setuid, allows local users to gain root privileges by mounting a Samba share that contains a setuid root program, whose setuid attributes are not cleared when the share is mounted.

Exploit likelihood

1.59%Down 0.3 points since Feb 4, 2022

What each source reports

NVD Score used 7.2

Record: CVE-2004-0186
CVSS 2.0: 7.2 HighAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

Record: CVE-2004-0186
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2004-0186 No score

Record: EUVD-2004-0186
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-99qv-m5mw-g4v6 No score

smbmnt in Samba 2.x and 3.x on Linux 2.6, when installed setuid, allows local users to gain root...

Record: GHSA-99qv-m5mw-g4v6
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSV No score

Record: CVE-2004-0186
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2004-0186 No score

Record: DEBIAN-CVE-2004-0186
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
Package	Affected	Fixed
`samba` Debian:12	before 3.0.2-2	3.0.2-2
`samba` Debian:13	before 3.0.2-2	3.0.2-2
`samba` Debian:14	before 3.0.2-2	3.0.2-2
`samba` Debian:3.0	before 2.2.3a-13	2.2.3a-13

Public exploits

Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.

Public exploits
Source	Link	Date
Exploit-DB	Samba 2.2.8 (Linux Kernel 2.6 / Debian / Mandrake) - Share Privilege Escalation	2004-02-09

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 3, 2026	aliases	EUVD
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2004-0186 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.2) in Samba, published March 12, 2004. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.59%, the 75th percentile. Fixed in samba 3.0.2-2.