Medium severity5.0NVD Advisory· Published May 21, 2026· Updated May 21, 2026

CVE-2026-44073

Description

Authentication modules in Netatalk 1.5.0 through 4.4.2 fail to check the return value of seteuid(), which may allow a remote authenticated attacker to retain elevated privileges under error conditions.

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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

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References

netatalk.io/security/CVE-2026-44073nvd

News mentions

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

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