CVE-2026-44057 Dead bounds check in Spotlight RPC unmarshaller
A remote authenticated attacker can obtain limited information via crafted Spotlight RPC requests due to a dead bounds check in Netatalk.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2026-44057?
CVE-2026-44057 is a low-severity vulnerability in Netatalk, published on 21 May 2026. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
A dead bounds check in the Spotlight RPC unmarshaller in Netatalk 3.0.0 through 4.4.2 results in an unreachable code path that provides no effective bounds protection, which may allow a remote authenticated attacker to obtain limited information via crafted Spotlight RPC requests.
Weakness: CWE-561
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-44057?
How do I fix CVE-2026-44057?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Is CVE-2026-44057 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-44057 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2026-44057, GHSA-w95q-jvf4-8fvp, UBUNTU-CVE-2026-44057.