CVE-2026-44073

MEDIUM 4.0

seteuid failure ignored in auth modules

CVSS Score

4.0

EPSS Score

0.0%

EPSS Percentile

0th

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.

CWE	CWE-273
Vendor	netatalk
Product	netatalk
Published	May 21, 2026
Last Updated	May 21, 2026

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CVSS v3 Breakdown

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L

Attack Vector

Attack Complexity

Privileges Required

User Interaction

Scope

Confidentiality

Integrity

Availability

Affected Versions

Netatalk / Netatalk

1.5.0 ≤ 4.4.2

References

NVD ↗ CVE.org ↗ EPSS Data ↗

netatalk.io: https://netatalk.io/security/CVE-2026-44073

Credits

Arjun Basnet from Securin