system() after failed chdir()

published 2026-05-21 5 mo ago modified 2026-07-23 3 mo ago also EUVD-2026-31216

cvss: 3.0; version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 0.1%; EPSS 0.1% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 0%
public exploits: 0; none known

Netatalk 2.2.1 through 4.4.2 calls system() after a failed chdir() without properly handling the error condition, which allows a local privileged user to execute unintended commands or cause a minor service disruption under specific conditions.

Patch / fix

fixed in 1 distros 2

Netatalk Netatalk 4.5.0

debian alpine

netatalk Debian 14 4.5.0~ds-1

debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2026-44072

netatalk Alpine 3.24 4.5.0-r0

alpine advisories ALPINE-CVE-2026-44072

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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-2026-44072 updated 2026-06-28 cvss 3.0

netatalk: Netatalk: Low impact to integrity and availability via unintended command execution after failed directory change

Red Hat All currently supported Red Hat products
not affected: vulnerable code not present

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CISA SSVC

Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Technical impact: total
Assessed: 5 mo ago (2026-05-22)

Exploit prediction

0.09% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 0% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
CNA	3.1	2.5	CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L

Affected products

Netatalk Netatalk

Classification

Weakness

CWE-78 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command

References

netatalk.io /security/CVE-2026-44072
vendor-advisory

Sources

CVE List CVE-2026-44072
NVD CVE-2026-44072

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Summary