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.

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

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


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

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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.

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

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

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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
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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'}


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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: securin

Published:

Updated: 2026-05-21T12:23:53.854Z

Reserved: 2026-05-05T07:25:20.196Z

Link: CVE-2026-44073

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-05-21T12:23:50.387Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2026-05-21T08:16:22.913

Modified: 2026-05-21T15:20:19.040

Link: CVE-2026-44073

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cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-05-21T11:45:09Z

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