CVE-2026-44052: netatalk
CVSS: 7.5v3.1HighDeferred
AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2026-44052DEBIAN-CVE-2026-44052
Published 21-05-2026Last modified 21-05-2026
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2026-44052 is a high (CVSS 7.5) vulnerability in netatalk. EPSS estimates a 0.42% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 34.7% of scored vulnerabilities.
CVSS score
7.5/10
010
High · v3.1 (CVE.org)EPSS score
0.42%
0%100%
Low · +0.17 pp in 30 daysKEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded
Advisory lineage
Upstream 0 · Downstream 1 · Related 1Timeline
- 21-05-2026PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 21-05-2026Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
Netatalk 2.1.0 through 4.4.2 inserts LDAP simple-bind passwords into log output in cleartext, which allows an attacker with access to the log files to obtain LDAP credentials.
CVSS metrics
4 scores · 4 sources · 1 versionHigh 7.5Preferred score · CVE.org (CNA)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:NSourcesAll 4 agree
- OSV · UbuntuEcosystem advisory · calculated7.5HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
- OSV · DebianEcosystem advisory · calculated7.5HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
- NVDNIST7.5HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
EPSS trend
Probability
0.42%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
35%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
+0.17 pp
From 0.24% on 21-09-2026
21-09-202621-10-2026
EPSS score0.42%
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Debian1 product
- netatalk< 4.2.3~ds-1+deb13u2 | < 4.4.3~ds-1
Netatalk1 product
- netatalk≥ 2.1.0, ≤ 4.4.2
Ubuntu1 product
- netatalk< 2.2.2-1ubuntu2.2+esm3 | < 2.2.5-1ubuntu0.2+esm3 | < 2.2.6-1ubuntu0.18.04.2+esm3 | < 3.1.12~ds-4ubuntu0.20.04.4+esm1 | < 3.1.12~ds-9ubuntu0.22.04.4+esm1 | < 3.1.18~ds-1ubuntu0.1~esm2 | All versions (No fix recorded) | < 4.2.3~ds-2.1ubuntu0.1
3 vendors · 3 products