THREATPORT/VULNERABILITY/CVE-2022-23121
CRITICAL SEVERITY

CVE-2022-23121

Netatalk vulnerability

CVSS
9.8
EPSS
8.6%
EPSS pct
95th
Exploited
No known
This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of Netatalk. Authentication is not required to exploit this vulnerability. The specific flaw exists within the parse_entries function. The issue results from the lack of proper error handling when parsing AppleDouble entries. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of root. Was ZDI-CAN-15819.
Affected vendor
Netatalk
Affected product
Netatalk
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness type (CWE)
Published
2023-03-28

Risk analysis

Based on its CVSS vector, this vulnerability is exploitable over the network, low attack complexity, requiring no privileges, no user interaction. Successful exploitation leads to high impact to confidentiality, high impact to integrity, high impact to availability.

Its EPSS score of 8.6% reflects a lower probability of exploitation activity in the wild over the next 30 days, placing it above 95% of all scored CVEs.

Check your external exposure to CVE-2022-23121

  • Confirm whether Netatalk Netatalk is running on any internet-facing host or subdomain.
  • Match discovered service fingerprints against the version affected by CVE-2022-23121.
  • Prioritise remediation if the asset is public, business-critical, or near authentication/payment flows.

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