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CVE-2026-44943

remote limited file-write as root via discovery in open-iscsi

MEDIUM
6.9
CVSS Score
Published: July 29, 2026 at 12:58 PM UTC
Updated: July 30, 2026 at 06:22 PM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorOpen Iscsi

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Severity
MEDIUM6.9
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.4%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

An Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') vulnerability in open-iscsi allows remote MITM attackers  to create root-owned files outside the database and inject lines into the record. This issue affects open-iscsi: from through 668ca1df9c9a1e9bdd5c999ae1d67c9c8909237e.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

Open Iscsi· Open Iscsi
60%
? ≤ v ≤ 668ca1df9c9a1e9bdd5c999ae1d67c9c8909237e?

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet, and no fixed version or vendor advisory is recorded against it.

References (2)

Source: cverecord
https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2026-44943
Source: cverecord
https://github.com/open-iscsi/open-iscsi/commit/668ca1df9c9a1e9bdd5c999ae1d67c9c8909237e

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitAutomatablePartial impact

SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.

CVSS

6.9MEDIUMsuse
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusAWAITING ANALYSIS
CWE
CWE-22

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