Medium severity5.9NVD Advisory· Published May 21, 2026· Updated May 21, 2026

CVE-2026-44061

Description

Netatalk 1.5.0 through 4.4.2 uses DES-ECB for authentication with a timing side channel, which allows a remote attacker to recover authentication credentials via timing analysis.

AI Insight

LLM-synthesized narrative grounded in this CVE's description and references.

Affected products

Netatalk/Netatalkinferred2 versions
>=1.5.0,<=4.4.2+ 1 more
- (no CPE)range: >=1.5.0,<=4.4.2
- (no CPE)range: >=1.5.0, <=4.4.2

Patches

Vulnerability mechanics

References

netatalk.io/security/CVE-2026-44061nvd

News mentions

Netatalk: 25 CVEs Disclosed in Single-Day Security Audit Dump
Vypr Intelligence · May 21, 2026

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