Vulnerability · CVE-2026-44058
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 May 21, 2026 · catalog updated Jul 20, 2026 · An authentication bypass vulnerability
Check if you run it
No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2026-44058. EPSS is 0.73%. Act only if a listed version of An authentication bypass vulnerability is installed.
Gaps on this record
- The stored product name is a package slug. The name on this page is taken from the title (An authentication bypass vulnerability).
- No version range is stored. A customer cannot check an installed version against this record.
- No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.
- Severity
- High7.2
- Known exploitation
- Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
- EPSS
- 0.73%
- Remediation
- Advisory link
- Affected products
- See sources for product scope
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.
No affected version ranges are stored yet. Use the vendor advisory before you decide this record does not apply.
How to fix CVE-2026-44058
Recommended remediation
A patch or advisory reference is linked. Open the original publisher for availability by product version.
Official advisories
What to do
Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.
Should you patch?
No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2026-44058. EPSS is 0.73%. Act only if a listed version of An authentication bypass vulnerability is installed.
Which versions are affected?
Affected version ranges are not on this record. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.
What should an analyst verify?
CWE-287: Improper Authentication. EPSS 0.73%. There is no CISA KEV listing. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.
Code
The project this record applies to. Exploit listings stay in References.
No public source repository is identified for this product.
Timeline
Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.
May 21, 2026 · NIST NVD
Detected
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.
Jul 20, 2026 · NIST NVD
Updated
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.
Sources
- CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2026-44058
Official CVE identifier
cve.org - FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2026-44058
30-day exploitation probability 0.7%
first.org - NIST NVDVulnerability recordCVE-2026-44058
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.
nvd.nist.gov
References
Freshness
Last verified in this catalog Oct 18, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.