Netatalk: security update (CVE-2026-45699)
A security update addresses a vulnerability in Netatalk versions 2.2.2 through 2.2.6 on various Ubuntu releases. The vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 score of 7.5, indicating a medium severity issue with network attack vector, high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability, and requires low privileges with high attack complexity. No known exploits are reported in the wild.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
CVE-2026-45699 is a medium severity vulnerability in Netatalk affecting specific Ubuntu package versions. The CVSS 3.1 vector indicates network attack vector (AV:N), high attack complexity (AC:H), low privileges required (PR:L), no user interaction (UI:N), unchanged scope (S:U), and high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability (C:H/I:H/A:H). The vulnerability is addressed by a security update for the affected Netatalk versions distributed in Ubuntu Pro LTS and standard releases. There are no known exploits in the wild at this time.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation could lead to complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the affected Netatalk service. The vulnerability requires network access and low privileges but has high attack complexity. No active exploitation has been observed.
Mitigation Recommendations
Apply the official security updates provided by Ubuntu for the affected Netatalk package versions. Since this is a security update, remediation is available and should be applied promptly to mitigate the vulnerability.
Netatalk: security update (CVE-2026-45699)
Description
A security update addresses a vulnerability in Netatalk versions 2.2.2 through 2.2.6 on various Ubuntu releases. The vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 score of 7.5, indicating a medium severity issue with network attack vector, high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability, and requires low privileges with high attack complexity. No known exploits are reported in the wild.
CVSS v3.1
Score 7.5high
Affected software
pkg:deb/ubuntu/netatalk?arch=source&distro=esm-infra-legacy/trustypkg:deb/ubuntu/netatalk?arch=source&distro=esm-apps-legacy/xenialpkg:deb/ubuntu/netatalk?arch=source&distro=esm-apps/bionicpkg:deb/ubuntu/netatalk?arch=source&distro=esm-apps/focalpkg:deb/ubuntu/netatalk?arch=source&distro=esm-apps/jammypkg:deb/ubuntu/netatalk?arch=source&distro=esm-apps/noblepkg:deb/ubuntu/netatalk?arch=source&distro=questingpkg:deb/ubuntu/netatalk?arch=source&distro=resoluteRun on your own infrastructure? Check whether these packages are installed with threat-finder — our free open-source scanner.
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
CVE-2026-45699 is a medium severity vulnerability in Netatalk affecting specific Ubuntu package versions. The CVSS 3.1 vector indicates network attack vector (AV:N), high attack complexity (AC:H), low privileges required (PR:L), no user interaction (UI:N), unchanged scope (S:U), and high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability (C:H/I:H/A:H). The vulnerability is addressed by a security update for the affected Netatalk versions distributed in Ubuntu Pro LTS and standard releases. There are no known exploits in the wild at this time.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation could lead to complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the affected Netatalk service. The vulnerability requires network access and low privileges but has high attack complexity. No active exploitation has been observed.
Mitigation Recommendations
Apply the official security updates provided by Ubuntu for the affected Netatalk package versions. Since this is a security update, remediation is available and should be applied promptly to mitigate the vulnerability.
Technical Details
- Gcve Source
- db.gcve.eu
- Osv Id
- UBUNTU-CVE-2026-45699
- Osv Schema Version
- 1.7.0
- Aliases
- []
- Ecosystems
- ["Ubuntu:Pro:14.04:LTS","Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS","Ubuntu:Pro:18.04:LTS","Ubuntu:Pro:20.04:LTS","Ubuntu:Pro:22.04:LTS","Ubuntu:Pro:24.04:LTS","Ubuntu:25.10","Ubuntu:26.04:LTS"]
- Database Specific Severity
- null
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
Threat ID: 6a83336bbf8831d5392a7d11
Added to database: 08/17/2026, 16:14:35 UTC
Last enriched: 08/17/2026, 16:34:29 UTC
Last updated: 08/18/2026, 00:41:13 UTC
Views: 5
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