What is CVE-2026-44068?

CVE-2026-44068 is a high-severity vulnerability in Netatalk, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 7.6/10. Published 2026-05-21.

How severe is CVE-2026-44068?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.6 out of 10.

Path Traversal in Netatalk

CVE-2026-44068

Incomplete sanitization of extended attribute (EA) path components in Netatalk 2.1.0 through 4.4.2 allows a remote authenticated attacker to write to files outside the intended metadata namespace via crafted EA names.

Vulnerability class: Path Traversal (Directory Traversal)

EPSS: 0.002 (37.6th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.6 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:L.

Affected products

Netatalk — versions 2.1.0, 4.4.3

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-22 — Path Traversal

References

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

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-44068?: CVE-2026-44068 is a high-severity vulnerability in Netatalk, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 7.6/10. Published 2026-05-21.
How severe is CVE-2026-44068?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.6 out of 10.