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Netatalk CVE-2026-44069

| EUVDEUVD-2026-31218 LOW
Integer Underflow (CWE-191)
2026-05-21 securin GHSA-mgrr-xq8c-qfp2
3.9
CVSS 3.1 · Vendor: securin

Severity by source

Vendor (securin) PRIMARY
3.9 LOW
AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L

Primary rating from Vendor (securin) · only source for this CVE.

CVSS VectorVendor: securin

Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
High
Privileges Required
High
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
Low
Availability
Low

Lifecycle Timeline

2
CVSS changed
May 21, 2026 - 08:22 NVD
3.4 (LOW) 3.9 (LOW)
Analysis Generated
May 21, 2026 - 08:06 vuln.today

DescriptionCVE.org

In Netatalk 3.0.0 through 4.4.2, integer underflow in volxlate. Fixed in 4.5.0.

AnalysisAI

Integer underflow in Netatalk's volxlate function affects all releases from 3.0.0 through 4.4.2, an open-source AFP (Apple Filing Protocol) file server widely deployed on Linux/Unix systems serving macOS clients. Exploitation is constrained to local, highly-privileged attackers under high-complexity conditions, yielding only limited confidentiality, integrity, and availability impact (CVSS 3.4). No active exploitation is confirmed (not listed in CISA KEV), and no public exploit identified at time of analysis.

Technical ContextAI

Netatalk implements the Apple Filing Protocol, enabling Unix/Linux hosts to act as file servers for macOS clients. The vulnerable function, volxlate, is involved in AFP volume translation operations - mapping or transforming volume-related data structures. The root cause is CWE-191 (Integer Underflow): an arithmetic operation produces a result below the minimum representable value for the data type, which can corrupt internal state, cause out-of-bounds memory reads, or produce unexpected behavior in downstream logic. The affected software is identified by CPE cpe:2.3:a:netatalk:netatalk:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* spanning versions 3.0.0 through 4.4.2. Despite the tags referencing 'Integer Overflow,' the CWE-191 classification confirms this is specifically an underflow condition, a subtype of integer wraparound errors.

RemediationAI

Upgrade to Netatalk 4.5.0, the vendor-released patch that resolves this integer underflow. The fix is confirmed by both the CVE description and the vendor advisory at https://netatalk.io/security/CVE-2026-44069. If immediate upgrade is not operationally feasible, restrict local system access to the Netatalk host to only explicitly authorized, trusted privileged accounts - this directly addresses the PR:H and AV:L prerequisites and eliminates the practical attack surface without requiring service disruption. Disabling AFP volumes served via volxlate on sensitive systems is an additional compensating control, though this would impact macOS client file-sharing functionality. Given the low CVSS score and high exploitation bar, this vulnerability should be addressed in the normal patch cycle rather than treated as an emergency.

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