CVE-2022-23121 CRITICAL

CVE-2022-23121

Vendor Netatalk
Product Netatalk
Weakness CWE-755
Published March 28, 2023
Last update November 4, 2025
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CVSS base score

9.8/10
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction None
Confidentiality High
Integrity High

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

What the vulnerability does

01Description

This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of Netatalk. Authentication is not required to exploit this vulnerability. The specific flaw exists within the parse_entries function. The issue results from the lack of proper error handling when parsing AppleDouble entries. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of root. Was ZDI-CAN-15819.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

March 28, 2023 CVE published
November 4, 2025 Record updated