Description
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.
Published: 2026-05-21
Score: 6.4 Medium
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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History

Thu, 21 May 2026 13:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Thu, 21 May 2026 09:00:00 +0000

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Description In Netatalk 2.2.2 through 4.4.2, authentication bypass via admin auth user. Fixed in 4.5.0. 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.

Thu, 21 May 2026 08:45:00 +0000

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First Time appeared Netatalk
Netatalk netatalk
Vendors & Products Netatalk
Netatalk netatalk

Thu, 21 May 2026 07:45:00 +0000

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Description In Netatalk 2.2.2 through 4.4.2, authentication bypass via admin auth user. Fixed in 4.5.0.
Title Authentication bypass via admin auth user
Weaknesses CWE-287
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 6.4, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}


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Netatalk Netatalk
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: securin

Published:

Updated: 2026-05-22T03:55:58.264Z

Reserved: 2026-05-05T07:25:12.313Z

Link: CVE-2026-44058

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-05-21T12:27:40.474Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2026-05-21T08:16:21.353

Modified: 2026-06-17T10:50:14.170

Link: CVE-2026-44058

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-05-21T11:00:11Z

Weaknesses