What is CVE-2026-44051?

CVE-2026-44051 is a high-severity vulnerability in Netatalk, classified under Improper Link Resolution Before File Access. CVSS score: 8.1/10. Published 2026-05-21.

How severe is CVE-2026-44051?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.1 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Netatalk

CVE-2026-44051

An improper link resolution vulnerability in Netatalk 3.0.2 through 4.4.2 allows a remote authenticated attacker to read arbitrary files or overwrite arbitrary files via attacker-controlled symlink creation.

EPSS: 0.000 (6.2th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.1 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N.

Affected products

Netatalk — versions 3.0.2, 4.4.3

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-59 — Improper Link Resolution Before File Access

References

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

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-44051?: CVE-2026-44051 is a high-severity vulnerability in Netatalk, classified under Improper Link Resolution Before File Access. CVSS score: 8.1/10. Published 2026-05-21.
How severe is CVE-2026-44051?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.1 out of 10.