Vulnerability · Published May 21, 2026 · Assigned by securin
CVE-2026-44054Predictable afpd session token
Medium 6.5
In plain English
A medium-severity weak randomness in Netatalk from Netatalk. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.3% (higher than 21% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Severity (CVSS 3.1)6.5Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.3%top 79.4% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
Netatalk 2.0.0 through 4.4.2 generates AFP session tokens derived from predictable process IDs, which allows a remote authenticated attacker to cause a denial of service by exploiting the reconnect mechanism.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine:v3.24 | netatalk | 4.4.3-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2026-44054 |
| Debian:13 | netatalk | 4.2.3~ds-1+deb13u2 | DEBIAN-CVE-2026-44054 |
| Debian:14 | netatalk | 4.4.3~ds-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2026-44054 |
| Ubuntu:25.10 | netatalk | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2026-44054 |
| Ubuntu:26.04:LTS | netatalk | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2026-44054 |
Affected products (as reported)
Weakness: CWE-330 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
References
- Netatalk Security Advisory CVE-2026-44054 vendor-advisory