CVE-2026-44943 (GCVE-0-2026-44943)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-07-29 12:58 – Updated: 2026-07-29 14:00
VLAI
Title
remote limited file-write as root via discovery in open-iscsi
Summary
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.
Severity
6.9 (Medium)
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
SSVC
Exploitation: none Automatable: yes Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2026-07-29 14:00 UTC
CWE
  • CWE-22 - Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
open-iscsi open-iscsi Affected: ? , ≤ 668ca1df9c9a1e9bdd5c999ae1d67c9c8909237e (git)
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Date Public
2026-07-14 11:45
Credits
Keith at Linneman Labs
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