CVE-2026-44072

LOWNVD 3.03.0—
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

Score 3.0 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: LOW) published 2026-05-21. NVD baseline CVSS 3.0; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: epss, ghsa, nvd
3.0
EchelonGraph verdictMonitorLow exploitation likelihood right now — keep watching.
  • Lower severity and no public exploit yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS: 0%CVSS: 3.0Exploit: NoneExposed: 0

No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.

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.

CVSS v3
3.0
EG Score
3.0(medium)
EPSS
0.6%
KEV
Not listed

Published

May 21, 2026

Last Modified

May 21, 2026

References (1)

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-44072(1)

These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.

Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 6× in last 7d / 30× in last 30d)

Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-44072?
CVE-2026-44072 is a low vulnerability published on May 21, 2026. 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.
When was CVE-2026-44072 disclosed?
CVE-2026-44072 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on May 21, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2026-44072 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-44072 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 0.6% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-44072?
CVE-2026-44072 has a CVSS v3 base score of 3.0 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-44072?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-44072, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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