CVE-2026-44073
seteuid failure ignored in auth modules
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.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- High
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- Low
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
seteuid failure ignored in auth modules
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.
- Record
CVE-2026-44073- CVSS 3.1
- 4.0 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L - Weakness
- CWE-273
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2026-31220
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.
- Record
EUVD-2026-31220- CVSS 3.1
- 4.0 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-pc7p-8fgv-4x9c
Authentication modules in Netatalk 1.5.0 through 4.4.2 fail to check the return value of seteuid(...
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.
- Record
GHSA-pc7p-8fgv-4x9c- CVSS 3.1
- 5.0 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L - Weakness
- CWE-273
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
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.
- Record
CVE-2026-44073- CVSS 3.1
- 5.0 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L - Weakness
- CWE-273
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVALPINE-CVE-2026-44073
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.
- Record
ALPINE-CVE-2026-44073- CVSS 3.1
- 5.0 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L - Updated
- 2026-11-03
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2026-44073
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.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2026-44073- CVSS 3.1
- 5.0 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2026-44073
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.
- Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2026-44073- CVSS 3.1
- 5.0 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L - Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
netatalkAlpine:v3.24 |
before 4.5.0-r0 | 4.5.0-r0 |
netatalkDebian:13 |
All versions, plus listed versions 4.2.3~ds-14.2.3~ds-1+deb13u14.2.3~ds-1+deb13u24.2.3~ds-24.2.3~ds-2.1 Show 7 moreShow less4.4.1~ds-14.4.2~ds-14.4.3~ds-14.5.0~ds-14.5.0~ds-24.5.0~ds-34.5.1~ds-1 |
None known |
netatalkDebian:14 |
before 4.5.0~ds-1, plus listed versions 4.2.3~ds-14.2.3~ds-24.2.3~ds-2.14.4.1~ds-14.4.2~ds-14.4.3~ds-1 |
4.5.0~ds-1 |
netatalkUbuntu:Pro:14.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 2.2.2-1ubuntu12.2.2-1ubuntu22.2.2-1ubuntu2.22.2.2-1ubuntu2.2+esm12.2.2-1ubuntu2.2+esm22.2.2-1ubuntu2.2+esm32.2.2-1ubuntu2.2+esm4 |
None known |
netatalkUbuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 2.2.5-12.2.5-1ubuntu0.22.2.5-1ubuntu0.2+esm12.2.5-1ubuntu0.2+esm22.2.5-1ubuntu0.2+esm32.2.5-1ubuntu0.2+esm4 |
None known |
netatalkUbuntu:Pro:18.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 2.2.6-12.2.6-1ubuntu0.18.04.22.2.6-1ubuntu0.18.04.2+esm12.2.6-1ubuntu0.18.04.2+esm22.2.6-1ubuntu0.18.04.2+esm32.2.6-1ubuntu0.18.04.2+esm4 |
None known |
netatalkUbuntu:Pro:20.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 3.1.12~ds-33.1.12~ds-43.1.12~ds-4ubuntu0.20.04.13.1.12~ds-4ubuntu0.20.04.33.1.12~ds-4ubuntu0.20.04.3+esm13.1.12~ds-4ubuntu0.20.04.43.1.12~ds-4ubuntu0.20.04.4+esm13.1.12~ds-4ubuntu0.20.04.4+esm2 |
None known |
netatalkUbuntu:Pro:22.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 3.1.12~ds-93.1.12~ds-9build13.1.12~ds-9ubuntu0.22.04.13.1.12~ds-9ubuntu0.22.04.33.1.12~ds-9ubuntu0.22.04.3+esm13.1.12~ds-9ubuntu0.22.04.43.1.12~ds-9ubuntu0.22.04.4+esm13.1.12~ds-9ubuntu0.22.04.4+esm2 |
None known |
netatalkUbuntu:Pro:24.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 3.1.15~ds-1ubuntu13.1.18~ds-13.1.18~ds-1build23.1.18~ds-1build43.1.18~ds-1ubuntu0.1~esm13.1.18~ds-1ubuntu0.1~esm23.1.18~ds-1ubuntu0.1~esm3 |
None known |
netatalkUbuntu:25.10 |
All versions, plus listed versions 4.1.2~ds-44.2.1~ds-14.2.3~ds-1 |
None known |
netatalkUbuntu:26.10 |
All versions, plus listed versions 4.2.3~ds-2.14.4.3~ds-14.5.0~ds-34.5.1~ds-1 |
None known |
netatalkUbuntu:26.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 4.2.3~ds-14.2.3~ds-24.2.3~ds-2.14.2.3~ds-2.1ubuntu0.14.2.3~ds-2.1ubuntu0.2 |
None known |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| affected, aliases, references | OSV | |
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2026-44073 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.0) in Netatalk, published May 21, 2026. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.28%, the 20th percentile. Fixed in netatalk 4.5.0-r0.