6.9
MEDIUM CVSS 4.0
CVE-2026-44943
remote limited file-write as root via discovery in open-iscsi
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.

INFO

Published Date :

July 29, 2026, 1:18 p.m.

Last Modified :

July 29, 2026, 3:16 p.m.

Remotely Exploit :

Yes !
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2026-44943 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

No affected product recoded yet

CVSS Scores
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Score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Source
CVSS 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0
CVSS 4.0 MEDIUM 404e59f5-483d-4b8a-8e7a-e67604dd8afb
CVSS 4.0 MEDIUM [email protected]
Solution
Update open-iscsi to the latest version to fix path traversal.
  • Update open-iscsi to the fixed version.
  • Apply necessary patches or configuration changes.
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URL Resource
https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2026-44943
https://github.com/open-iscsi/open-iscsi/commit/668ca1df9c9a1e9bdd5c999ae1d67c9c8909237e
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2026-44943 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0

    Jul. 29, 2026

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added SSVC {'id': 'CVE-2026-44943', 'role': 'CISA Coordinator', 'options': [{'exploitation': 'none'}, {'automatable': 'yes'}, {'technicalImpact': 'partial'}], 'version': '2.0.3', 'timestamp': '2026-07-29T14:00:22.021643Z'}
  • New CVE Received by [email protected]

    Jul. 29, 2026

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Affected [{'vendor': 'open-iscsi', 'product': 'open-iscsi', 'versions': [{'status': 'affected', 'version': '?', 'versionType': 'git', 'lessThanOrEqual': '668ca1df9c9a1e9bdd5c999ae1d67c9c8909237e'}], 'packageName': 'open-iscsi', 'defaultStatus': 'unaffected'}]
    Added 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.
    Added CVSS V4.0 AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
    Added CWE CWE-22
    Added Reference https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2026-44943
    Added Reference https://github.com/open-iscsi/open-iscsi/commit/668ca1df9c9a1e9bdd5c999ae1d67c9c8909237e
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.