CVE-2026-44053

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Published 2026-05-21 · Modified 2026-05-21

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CVSS v3

7.4

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

CVSS v4 NEW

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not yet in upstream

VIR risk

7.4

Description

Netatalk 1.5.0 through 4.2.2 uses a broken cryptographic algorithm in the DHCAST128 UAM, which allows a remote attacker to obtain authentication credentials or impersonate a user via cryptanalytic attack.

Predictions

Exploit likelihood

82%

Patch ETA

—

Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.

Mitigations

Mitigation details

Source: Debian Security Tracker · View original ↗ · DFSG

CVE-2026-44053 NameCVE-2026-44053 DescriptionNetatalk 1.5.0 through 4.2.2 uses a broken cryptographic algorithm in the DHCAST128 UAM, which allows a remote attacker to obtain authentication credentials or impersonate a user via cryptanalytic attack. SourceCVE (at NVD; CERT, ENISA, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Debian ELTS, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web…

CVE-2026-44053

Name	CVE-2026-44053
Description	Netatalk 1.5.0 through 4.2.2 uses a broken cryptographic algorithm in the DHCAST128 UAM, which allows a remote attacker to obtain authentication credentials or impersonate a user via cryptanalytic attack.
Source	CVE (at NVD; CERT, ENISA, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Debian ELTS, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more)

Vulnerable and fixed packages

The table below lists information on source packages.

Source Package	Release	Version	Status
netatalk (PTS)	bullseye	3.1.12~ds-8+deb11u1	vulnerable
	bullseye (security)	3.1.12~ds-8+deb11u2	vulnerable
	trixie	4.2.3~ds-1+deb13u1	vulnerable
	trixie (security)	4.2.3~ds-1+deb13u2	vulnerable
	forky, sid	4.4.3~ds-1	vulnerable

The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.

Package	Type	Release	Fixed Version	Urgency	Origin	Debian Bugs
netatalk	source	(unstable)	4.5.0~ds-1

Notes

[trixie] - netatalk <no-dsa> (Minor issue)
https://netatalk.io/security/CVE-2026-44053

Home - Debian Security - Source (Git)

Apply commands

text fix

Notes

[trixie] - netatalk <no-dsa> (Minor issue)https://netatalk.io/security/CVE-2026-44053

OS impact

SUSE Affected 1 release

Version	Status	Fixed in
—	Affected	—

Debian Mixed 4 releases

Version	Status	Fixed in
trixie	Affected	—
sid	Fixed	`4.5.0~ds-1`
forky	Affected	—
bullseye	Affected	—

References

CWEs

CWE-327

Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.

Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.