CVE-2026-44073CWE-273

seteuid failure ignored in auth modules

Medium · published May 21, 2026

CVSS v3.1
4.0
EPSS
0%
Percentile
22.1
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

Authentication modules in Netatalk 1.5.0 through 4.4.2 fail to check the return value of seteuid(), which may allow a remote authenticated attacker to retain elevated privileges under error conditions.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v3.1
4.0 · MEDIUM
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00305 · 22.1th percentile
Weakness
CWE-273 · Improper Check for Dropped Privileges
Published
2026-05-21T07:35Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 21 MAY 07:35Z
    seteuid failure ignored in auth modules
    cvelistv5