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UK Cyber Defence
VulnerabilityDeferred

CVE-2026-44068

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.

HIGH 7.6EPSS 0.32%

Does this matter?

High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.32%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.

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.

CVSS 3.1
7.6 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:L
EPSS
0.32% probability · 25th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-22
Source
33c584b5-0579-4c06-b2a0-8d8329fcab9c

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.