CVE-2026-44051 PUBLISHED

Arbitrary file read via attacker-controlled symlink creation

Assigner: securin
Reserved: 05.05.2026 Published: 21.05.2026 Updated: 21.05.2026

An improper link resolution vulnerability in Netatalk 3.0.2 through 4.4.2 allows a remote authenticated attacker to read arbitrary files or overwrite arbitrary files via attacker-controlled symlink creation.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1

CVSS Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
CVSS Score: 8.1

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

CVSS 3.1

Product Status

Vendor	Netatalk
Product	Netatalk
Versions	Default: unaffected affected from 3.0.2 to 4.4.2 (incl.) Version 4.4.3 is unaffected

Credits

Arjun Basnet from Securin finder

References

Netatalk Security Advisory CVE-2026-44051

Problem Types

Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following') CWE