CVE-2026-44053
Received Received - Intake
Weak Cryptography in Netatalk dhcast128 UAM

Publication date: 2026-05-21

Last updated on: 2026-05-21

Assigner: securin

Description
Netatalk 1.5.0 through 4.2.2 uses a broken cryptographic algorithm in the DHCAST128 UAM, which allows a remote attacker to obtain authentication credentials or impersonate a user via cryptanalytic attack.
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Published
2026-05-21
Last Modified
2026-05-21
Generated
2026-05-21
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2026-05-21
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Affected Vendors & Products
Showing 2 associated CPEs
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netatalk netatalk From 1.5.0 (inc) to 4.2.2 (inc)
netatalk netatalk 4.5.0
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CWE ID Description
CWE-327 The product uses a broken or risky cryptographic algorithm or protocol.
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Can you explain this vulnerability to me?

This vulnerability exists in Netatalk versions 1.5.0 through 4.2.2 and involves the use of weak cryptography in the dhcast128 user authentication module (uam). It was addressed and fixed in version 4.5.0.


How can this vulnerability impact me? :

The vulnerability can lead to a high impact on confidentiality and integrity of data, as indicated by the CVSS score. An attacker could potentially exploit the weak cryptography to compromise sensitive information or manipulate data, although exploitation requires high attack complexity and no privileges or user interaction.


What immediate steps should I take to mitigate this vulnerability?

To mitigate this vulnerability, upgrade Netatalk to version 4.5.0 or later, where the weak cryptography in dhcast128 uam has been fixed.


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