Is CVE-2026-44076 exploited in the wild?

No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-44076 being exploited in the wild.

How severe is CVE-2026-44076?

Medium severity, with a CVSS score of 6.7, published 21 May 2026.

Is there a fix for CVE-2026-44076?

A patch was published on 2026-05-21: Fixed in version 4.4.3 Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.

How is CVE-2026-44076 attacked?

It is attacked with local access, in a software library.

Am I affected by CVE-2026-44076?

Check whether you run Netatalk at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

CVE-2026-44076: Netatalk shell injection in Spotlight volume path

CVE-2026-44076 · Severity: medium · CVSS 6.7 · Published 2026-05-21

Netatalk is an open-source implementation of the Apple Filing Protocol (AFP) used to provide file services for Apple Macintosh computers. A security flaw in how the software handles storage volume paths could allow an administrator or a user with high-level system access to execute unauthorized commands on the server. While this requires existing high-level access to the configuration, it could lead to a full system takeover or persistent unauthorized access.

Technologies: Netatalk. Vendors: Netatalk.

Quick answers

Is CVE-2026-44076 exploited in the wild?: No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-44076 being exploited in the wild.
How severe is CVE-2026-44076?: Medium severity, with a CVSS score of 6.7, published 21 May 2026.
Which products and versions are affected?: Netatalk 3.1.0 through 4.4.2.
Is there a fix for CVE-2026-44076?: A patch was published on 2026-05-21: Fixed in version 4.4.3 Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.
How is CVE-2026-44076 attacked?: It is attacked with local access, in a software library.
Am I affected by CVE-2026-44076?: Check whether you run Netatalk at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

Technical details

A shell injection vulnerability (CWE-78) exists in Netatalk's Spotlight service setup. The root cause is the improper neutralization of administrator-configured volume paths when they are embedded into single-quoted shell commands. An attacker with high privileges (PR:H) who can influence the configuration files can inject arbitrary OS commands that execute when the service starts or reconfigures. The attack vector is local (AV:L), meaning it cannot be exploited remotely via the AFP protocol alone. The issue is fixed in version 4.4.3 or by applying a specific security patch to version 4.4.2.

Affected products

Netatalk Netatalk 3.1.0 through 4.4.2

Timeline

2026-05-13: disclosed: Initial disclosure date
2026-05-21: advisory: NVD publication date
2026-05-21: patched: Fixed in version 4.4.3

References

https://netatalk.io/security/CVE-2026-44076

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