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CVE-2026-44072
3.0 LOW
- CVSS version (CVSS): 3.1
- Attack Vector (AV): Local (L)
- Attack Complexity (AC): High (H)
- Privileges Required (PR): High (H)
- User Interaction (UI): None (N)
- Scope (S): Unchanged (U)
- Confidentiality (C): None (N)
- Integrity (I): Low (L)
- Availability (A): Low (L)
- Modified Attack Vector (MAV): Local (L)
- Modified Attack Complexity (MAC): High (H)
- Modified Privileges Required (MPR): High (H)
- Modified User Interaction (MUI): None (N)
- Modified Confidentiality (MC): None (N)
- Modified Scope (MS): Unchanged (U)
- Modified Integrity (MI): Low (L)
- Modified Availability (MA): Low (L)
Activity log
- Created suggestion
system() after failed chdir()
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.
References
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Netatalk Security Advisory CVE-2026-44072 vendor-advisory
Affected products
Netatalk
- ==4.5.0
- =<4.4.2
Package maintainers
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@jcumming Jack Cummings <jack@mudshark.org>
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@erichelgeson Eric Helgeson <erichelgeson@gmail.com>