MOKSHA-2026-0014

Vulnerability from moksha – Published: 2026-04-24 06:00 – Updated:
VLAI
Title
Local Initiator IQN Injection via PBD.device_config
Summary
A pool-operator in XAPI-based hypervisors (XenServer, XCP-ng) can overwrite the host's iSCSI initiator identity by injecting an arbitrary IQN via PBD.device_config:localIQN. The SM driver calls iscsilib.set_IQN() which writes the attacker-supplied value to /etc/iscsi/initiatorname.iscsi. All subsequent iSCSI operations from the host use the spoofed IQN, bypassing storage array access controls based on initiator identity. Enterprise storage arrays commonly use IQN-based ACLs as the primary access control mechanism for iSCSI LUNs.
Severity
8.1 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N
7.8 (High)
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:H/SI:L/SA:N
CWE
  • CWE-20 - Improper Input Validation
  • CWE-287 - Improper Authentication
References
Impacted products
Credits
Jakob Wolffhechel, Moksha
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