6.5

CVE-2026-44054: netatalk Use of Insufficiently Random Values

CVSS: 6.5v3.1MediumDeferred
AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2026-44054DEBIAN-CVE-2026-44054
Published 21-05-2026Last modified 21-05-2026

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2026-44054 is a medium (CVSS 6.5) Use of Insufficiently Random Values vulnerability in netatalk. EPSS estimates a 0.49% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 40.9% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
26/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
6.5/10
010
Medium · v3.1 (CVE.org)
EPSS score
0.49%
0%100%
Low · +0.21 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 21-05-2026
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 21-05-2026
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Netatalk 2.0.0 through 4.4.2 generates AFP session tokens derived from predictable process IDs, which allows a remote authenticated attacker to cause a denial of service by exploiting the reconnect mechanism.

CVSS metrics

4 scores · 4 sources · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

0.49%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

41%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

+0.21 pp

From 0.28% on 20-09-2026

20-09-202620-10-2026
EPSS score
0.49%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Debian1 product
  • netatalk< 4.2.3~ds-1+deb13u2 | < 4.4.3~ds-1
Netatalk1 product
Ubuntu1 product
  • netatalkAll versions (No fix recorded)

3 vendors · 3 products

References

4 links