TOCTOU with root privilege in ad_flush_CVE-2026-7837

3.7 / 10

LOW

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

Description

A time-of-check time-of-use (TOCTOU) condition in the ad_flush function in Netatalk 3.0.0 through 4.4.2 involves root-privileged file operations, which may allow a remote attacker to cause limited data modification under specific race conditions.

Basic Information

ID CVE-2026-7837

Source securin

Published May 21, 2026 at 08:14

Modified May 21, 2026 at 08:23

Affected Product

Vendor Netatalk

Product Netatalk

Version 3.0.0

Affected Versions Netatalk Netatalk 3.0.0

CWE Classification

CWE-367

References

netatalk.io /security/CVE-2026-7837

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