What is CVE-2026-44049?

CVE-2026-44049 is a high-severity vulnerability in Netatalk, classified under Out-of-bounds Write. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2026-05-21.

How severe is CVE-2026-44049?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.

Buffer overflow in Netatalk

CVE-2026-44049

An out-of-bounds write due to improper null termination in convert_charset() in Netatalk 2.0.4 through 4.4.2 allows a remote authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service via crafted character data.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.001 (22.1th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Netatalk — versions 2.0.4, 4.4.3

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-787 — Out-of-bounds Write

References

33c584b5-0579-4c06-b2a0-8d8329fcab9c (vendor-advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-44049?: CVE-2026-44049 is a high-severity vulnerability in Netatalk, classified under Out-of-bounds Write. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2026-05-21.
How severe is CVE-2026-44049?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.