Vulnerability · Published May 21, 2026 · Assigned by securin
CVE-2026-44068EA path traversal via incomplete sanitization
High 7.6
In plain English
A high-severity path traversal 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 25% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Severity (CVSS 3.1)7.6High
Exploit odds (30 days)0.3%top 74.7% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
Incomplete sanitization of extended attribute (EA) path components in Netatalk 2.1.0 through 4.4.2 allows a remote authenticated attacker to write to files outside the intended metadata namespace via crafted EA names.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine:v3.24 | netatalk | 4.4.3-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2026-44068 |
| Debian:13 | netatalk | 4.2.3~ds-1+deb13u2 | DEBIAN-CVE-2026-44068 |
| Debian:14 | netatalk | 4.4.3~ds-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2026-44068 |
| Ubuntu:25.10 | netatalk | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2026-44068 |
| Ubuntu:26.04:LTS | netatalk | 4.2.3~ds-2.1ubuntu0.2 | USN-8455-1 |
| Ubuntu:26.04:LTS | netatalk | 4.2.3~ds-2.1ubuntu0.2 | UBUNTU-CVE-2026-44068 |
Affected products (as reported)
Weakness: CWE-22 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:L
References
- Netatalk Security Advisory CVE-2026-44068 vendor-advisory