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TI-2026-32083 Aliases CVE-2026-44058GHSA-3jh8-xjh7-hwv3

Authentication bypass via admin auth user

Priority LOW 31CWE-287Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
High
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Security bypass
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-287.

Summary

An authentication bypass vulnerability in Netatalk 2.2.2 through 4.4.2 allows a remote privileged user to authenticate as an arbitrary user via the admin auth user mechanism.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00532 45th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Netatalk (Netatalk): 4.5.0

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
None
Automatable
No
Technical impact
Total

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
NetatalkNetatalk2.2.2 – 4.4.24.5.0Patch availableCNA
  • Netatalk VendorNetatalk Affected 2.2.2 – 4.4.2 Fixed in 4.5.0 Patch available CNA

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA Netatalk (Netatalk) Fixed in 4.5.0

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

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Not affected: 1 product
  • Red Hat

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-44058
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-3jh8-xjh7-hwv3
  3. 2026-10-25 EPSS moved to the below the 50th percentile

References

Advisory 1

  • TI-2018-01076 Out-of-bounds write in Netatalk CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2024-25689 Netatalk before 3.2.1 has an off-by-one error and resultant heap-based buffer overflow… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2024-25690 Netatalk before 3.2.1 has an off-by-one error, and resultant heap-based buffer overflow… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2022-22254 Netatalk through 3.1.13 has an afp_getappl heap-based buffer overflow resulting in code… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
  • TI-2022-21402 Heap-based buffer overflow in Netatalk CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2022-07290 Improper handling of exceptional conditions in Netatalk CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
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Sources

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