open-iscsi path traversal

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in open-iscsi. It has been classified as very critical. This impacts an unknown function. This manipulation causes path traversal. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2026-44943. The attack can be initiated remotely. There is not any exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in open-iscsi (unknown version) and classified as very critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code block. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a path traversal vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-22. The product uses external input to construct a pathname that is intended to identify a file or directory that is located underneath a restricted parent directory, but the product does not properly neutralize special elements within the pathname that can cause the pathname to resolve to a location that is outside of the restricted directory. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

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.

It is possible to read the advisory at bugzilla.suse.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2026-44943 since 05/08/2026. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 07/29/2026). The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1006 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

Applying the patch 668ca1df9c9a1e9bdd5c999ae1d67c9c8909237e is able to eliminate this problem.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 9.9
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 9.5

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VulDB Temp Score: 9.5
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Path traversal
CWE: CWE-22
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined
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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

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Patch: 668ca1df9c9a1e9bdd5c999ae1d67c9c8909237e

Timelineinfo

05/08/2026 CVE reserved
07/29/2026 +82 days Advisory disclosed
07/29/2026 +0 days VulDB entry created
07/29/2026 +0 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: bugzilla.suse.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2026-44943 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-44943
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-384151

Entryinfo

Created: 07/29/2026 15:30
Changes: 07/29/2026 15:30 (53)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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