What is CVE-2026-44053?

CVE-2026-44053 is a high-severity vulnerability in Netatalk, classified under Use of a Broken or Risky Cryptographic Algorithm. CVSS score: 7.4/10. Published 2026-05-21.

How severe is CVE-2026-44053?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.4 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Netatalk

CVE-2026-44053

Netatalk 1.5.0 through 4.2.2 uses a broken cryptographic algorithm in the DHCAST128 UAM, which allows a remote attacker to obtain authentication credentials or impersonate a user via cryptanalytic attack.

Vulnerability class: POODLE (CVE-2014-3566)

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

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.4 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N.

Affected products

Netatalk — versions 1.5.0, 4.5.0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-327 — Use of a Broken or Risky Cryptographic Algorithm

References

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

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-44053?: CVE-2026-44053 is a high-severity vulnerability in Netatalk, classified under Use of a Broken or Risky Cryptographic Algorithm. CVSS score: 7.4/10. Published 2026-05-21.
How severe is CVE-2026-44053?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.4 out of 10.