CVE-2026-44072

low

Published 2026-05-21 · Modified 2026-05-21

CVSS v3

3.0

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

CVSS v2

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VIR risk

3.0

Description

Netatalk 2.2.1 through 4.4.2 calls system() after a failed chdir() without properly handling the error condition, which allows a local privileged user to execute unintended commands or cause a minor service disruption under specific conditions.

Predictions

Exploit likelihood

31%

Patch ETA

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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.

Mitigations

vendor Authored 2026-05-27

Vendor advisory: debian — https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2026-44072

vendor Authored 2026-05-27

Vendor advisory: suse — https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-44072.html

OS impact

OS	Version	Status
sles		affected
debian	bullseye	affected
debian	forky	affected
debian	sid	affected
debian	trixie	affected

References

https://netatalk.io/security/CVE-2026-44072
https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-44072.html
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2026-44072

CWEs

CWE-78

Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.