CVE-2026-44073

seteuid failure ignored in auth modules

Published May 21, 2026 CVSS 3.1 · 4 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
Authentication modules in Netatalk 1.5.0 through 4.4.2 fail to check the return value of seteuid(), which may allow a remote authenticated attacker to retain elevated privileges under error conditions.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

Sign in to view the affected projects.

Advisories

No advisories available
History
Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

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

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description In Netatalk 1.5.0 through 4.4.2, seteuid failure ignored in auth modules. Fixed in 4.5.0. Authentication modules in Netatalk 1.5.0 through 4.4.2 fail to check the return value of seteuid(), which may allow a remote authenticated attacker to retain elevated privileges under error conditions.
Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Netatalk
Netatalk netatalk
Vendors & Products Netatalk
Netatalk netatalk
Type Values Removed Values Added
Description In Netatalk 1.5.0 through 4.4.2, seteuid failure ignored in auth modules. Fixed in 4.5.0.
Title seteuid failure ignored in auth modules
Weaknesses CWE-273
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 4, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L'}

Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
securin
Published
Updated
May 21, 2026, 12:23 PM
Reserved
May 5, 2026, 7:25 AM
Status
Deferred
Published
May 21, 2026, 8:16 AM
Modified
Jul 23, 2026, 4:10 PM