CVE-2026-44061 json
DES-ECB auth with timing side channel
published 2026-05-21 5 mo ago modified 2026-07-20 3 mo ago also EUVD-2026-31236
- cvss
- 5.9
- version 3.1, CNA
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.4%
- EPSS 0.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 33%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
Netatalk 1.5.0 through 4.4.2 uses DES-ECB for authentication with a timing side channel, which allows a remote attacker to recover authentication credentials via timing analysis.
Patch / fix
- Netatalk Netatalk 4.5.0
- netatalk Debian 14 4.5.0~ds-1
debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2026-44061
- netatalk Alpine 3.24 4.5.0-r0
alpine advisories ALPINE-CVE-2026-44061
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Vendor advisories
What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.
red hat product security vex CVE-2026-44061 updated cvss 5.9
netatalk: Netatalk: Information disclosure via DES-ECB authentication timing side channel
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Red Hat All currently supported Red Hat productsnot affected: vulnerable code not present
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CISA SSVC
- Exploitation
- none
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- partial
- Assessed
- 5 mo ago
Exploit prediction
0.39% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 33% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | 3.1 | 5.9 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N |
Affected products
- Netatalk Netatalk
Classification
- Weakness
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- CWE-208 Observable Timing Discrepancy
References
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netatalk.io
/security/CVE-2026-44061
vendor-advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2026-44061
- NVD CVE-2026-44061
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