CVE-2026-44068

EA path traversal via incomplete sanitization

State
Published
Severity
7.6 High
Published
May 21, 2026
Updated
May 21, 2026
Reserved
May 5, 2026

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Description

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.

Scores

CVSSScoreVectorSource
3.17.6 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:Lsecurin

Weaknesses

  • CWE-22 Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')

Affected Products

ProductVersions
NetatalkNetatalk
  • 2.1.0 through 4.4.2Affected
  • 4.4.3Not affected

References

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