CVE-2026-44068 | EA path traversal via incomplete sanitization

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.

Published: 2026-05-21 Last update: 2026-06-17 Assigner: 33c584b5-0579-4c06-b2a0-8d8329fcab9c Source: 33c584b5-0579-4c06-b2a0-8d8329fcab9c
NVD Status：Deferred，CVE State: published
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CVE-2026-44068 is rated Low Risk (38.9/100): CVSS High severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.32%). Monitor for updates and reassess as exploit intelligence or EPSS changes.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2026-44068

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 0.15% 0.32% +0.17%
2 2026-05-22 0.11% 0.15% +0.04%
3 2026-05-21 — 0.11% —

Full EPSS history (3 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2026-44068

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
7.6 3.1 HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:L Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:L)
A normal user session is enough; they don’t have to be admin.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:L)
Some sensitive info could get out, but not a total data dump.
Integrity (I:H)
They could widely tamper with or forge data—trust in the data is badly hurt.
Availability (A:L)
Might cause slowdowns, glitches, or partial disruption—not a full brick.
 2.8 4.7 33c584b5-0579-4c06-b2a0-8d8329fcab9c

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2026-44068

GitHub Security Advisory for CVE-2026-44068

GHSA-qv8r-66p7-3q68 · Severity: high — Incomplete sanitization of extended attribute (EA) path components in Netatalk 2.1.0 through 4.4...

OS Trackers for CVE-2026-44068

vendor priority summary link
debian not yet assigned CVE-2026-44068 not yet assigned priority: Debian including 1 source packages (netatalk), 4 status rows across 4 suites (bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): resolved 3, open 1. https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2026-44068
suse medium — https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-44068/
ubuntu medium CVE-2026-44068 medium priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (netatalk), 8 status rows across 8 suites (bionic, focal, jammy, noble, questing, resolute, trusty, upstream): needs-triage 7, released 1. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2026-44068

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2026-44068

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
No affected products in dataset.

References for CVE-2026-44068

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