CVE-2026-44076 Shell injection via volume path
A local privileged user can execute arbitrary OS commands via a crafted volume path in Netatalk, requiring an upgrade to mitigate.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- An administrator
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2026-44076?
CVE-2026-44076 is a medium-severity command injection vulnerability in Netatalk, published on 21 May 2026. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Insufficient sanitization of volume paths in Netatalk 3.1.0 through 4.4.2 allows a local privileged user to inject OS commands and execute arbitrary code via a crafted volume path.
Weakness: CWE-78
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-44076?
How do I fix CVE-2026-44076?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Upgrade, and pass arguments to programs as a list instead of through a shell. More about Command injection.
Is CVE-2026-44076 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-44076 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2026-44076, GHSA-ffrg-fjv6-4h2r, UBUNTU-CVE-2026-44076.