CVE-2026-44058 MEDIUM

CVE-2026-44058: Authentication bypass via admin auth user

Vendor Netatalk

Product Netatalk

Weakness CWE-287 · Improper authentication

Published May 21, 2026

Last update May 22, 2026

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CVSS base score

6.4/10

Attack vector Network

Attack complexity Low

Privileges required High

User interaction None

Confidentiality High

Integrity High

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

What the vulnerability does

01Description

An authentication bypass vulnerability in Netatalk 2.2.2 through 4.4.2 allows a remote privileged user to authenticate as an arbitrary user via the admin auth user mechanism.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

May 21, 2026 CVE published

May 22, 2026 Record updated

External resources

03References

NVD — National Vulnerability Database https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-44058 CWE — Common Weakness Enumeration https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/287.html