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.

The remote Redhat Enterprise Linux 9 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the RHSA-2026:62029 advisory.

    The iscsi-initiator-utils packages provide the server daemon for the Internet Small Computer System     Interface (iSCSI) protocol, as well as the utility programs used to manage it. The iSCSI protocol is a     protocol for distributed disk access using SCSI commands sent over Internet Protocol (IP) networks.

    Security Fix(es):

    * open-iscsi: open-iscsi: Authentication bypass in iscsiuio control socket (CVE-2026-44944)

    * open-iscsi: open-iscsi: Privilege Escalation via Path Traversal (CVE-2026-44943)

    For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and     other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Red Hat Enterprise Linux security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The remote Redhat Enterprise Linux 10 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the RHSA-2026:61679 advisory.

    The iscsi-initiator-utils packages provide the server daemon for the Internet Small Computer System     Interface (iSCSI) protocol, as well as the utility programs used to manage it. The iSCSI protocol is a     protocol for distributed disk access using SCSI commands sent over Internet Protocol (IP) networks.

    Security Fix(es):

    * open-iscsi: open-iscsi: Privilege Escalation via Path Traversal (CVE-2026-44943)

    Bug Fix(es) and Enhancement(s):

    * [FJ10.1 Bug]: iscsiadm reports node.discovery_type as fw, although it should be static.
    [rhel-10.0.z] (JIRA:RHEL-191898)

    For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and     other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Red Hat Enterprise Linux security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The remote Redhat Enterprise Linux 9 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the RHSA-2026:60428 advisory.

    The iscsi-initiator-utils packages provide the server daemon for the Internet Small Computer System     Interface (iSCSI) protocol, as well as the utility programs used to manage it. The iSCSI protocol is a     protocol for distributed disk access using SCSI commands sent over Internet Protocol (IP) networks.

    Security Fix(es):

    * open-iscsi: open-iscsi: Authentication bypass in iscsiuio control socket (CVE-2026-44944)

    * open-iscsi: open-iscsi: Privilege Escalation via Path Traversal (CVE-2026-44943)

    Bug Fix(es) and Enhancement(s):

    * [FJ9.7 Bug][REG]: iscsiadm reports node.discovery_type as fw, although it should be static.
    [rhel-9.6.z] (JIRA:RHEL-191896)

    For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and     other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Red Hat Enterprise Linux security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The remote Redhat Enterprise Linux 9 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the RHSA-2026:60427 advisory.

    The iscsi-initiator-utils packages provide the server daemon for the Internet Small Computer System     Interface (iSCSI) protocol, as well as the utility programs used to manage it. The iSCSI protocol is a     protocol for distributed disk access using SCSI commands sent over Internet Protocol (IP) networks.

    Security Fix(es):

    * open-iscsi: open-iscsi: Authentication bypass in iscsiuio control socket (CVE-2026-44944)

    * open-iscsi: open-iscsi: Privilege Escalation via Path Traversal (CVE-2026-44943)

    For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and     other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Red Hat Enterprise Linux security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The remote MiracleLinux 9 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the AXSA:2026-1615:01 advisory.

    * open-iscsi: open-iscsi: Authentication bypass in iscsiuio control socket (CVE-2026-44944)
      * open-iscsi: open-iscsi: Privilege Escalation via Path Traversal (CVE-2026-44943)

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the MiracleLinux security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The remote SUSE Linux SLED15 / SLED_SAP15 / SLES15 / SLES_SAP15 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the SUSE-SU-2026:3647-1 advisory.

    - CVE-2026-44943: remote file-write as root via discovery (bsc#1268353).
    - CVE-2026-44944: iscsiuio control-socket auth bypass (bsc#1268352).

    Changes for open-iscsi:

    - Update to version 2.1.12.suse+0.8f77cf16:
     * Preparing for version 2.1.12 (#536)
     * iscsi-init.service: Use iscsi-gen-initiatorname
     * iscsi-gen-initiatorname use @IQN_PREFIX@ as default
     * avoid possible double free of found in idbm_rec_update_param (#528)
     * iscsi: validate interface IP against target address family (#527)
    - Update to version 2.1.11.suse+88.8e0635b3:
     * Make iface.example a doc file. (#526)
     * Updated SPEC file to deliver iface.example as a %doc      file, no longer in the database directory.
    - Update to version 2.1.11.suse+85.4ef97a15:
     * Fix unused variable warning in usr/io.c (#524)
     * Remove old rpm subdirectory, no longer needed.
     * Add tcp.congestion_control configuration option (#520)
     * Small cleanups for firmware discovery. (#522)
     * Fix incorrect parsing of node.discovery_type 'static' and 'fw' (#518)
     * iscsi_net_util: avoid copying NULL pointers with strlcpy() (#515)
     * iscsi: delay reconnect until interface has valid IP. (#511)

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the SUSE security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The version of iscsi-initiator-utils installed on the remote host is prior to 6.2.0.874-7. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the ALAS2-2026-3867 advisory.

    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. (CVE-2026-44943)

    An Incorrect Authorization vulnerability in open-iscsi allows unprivilidged local users to use the     isscsiuio control socket.





    This issue affects open-iscsi: from ? through 668ca1df9c9a1e9bdd5c999ae1d67c9c8909237e. (CVE-2026-44944)

    A Double Free vulnerability in open-iscsi allows an unauthenticated MITM attacker to cause DoS.





    This issue affects open-iscsi: from ? through 56718d4e9d1a4f51c30697b5c0534144bb41c9bb. (CVE-2026-55995)

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the tested product security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the ALAS2023-2026-2066 advisory.

    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. (CVE-2026-44943)

    An Incorrect Authorization vulnerability in open-iscsi allows unprivilidged local users to use the     isscsiuio control socket.





    This issue affects open-iscsi: from ? through 668ca1df9c9a1e9bdd5c999ae1d67c9c8909237e. (CVE-2026-44944)

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the tested product security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The remote openSUSE 16 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the openSUSE-SU-2026:21580-1 advisory.

    Update to version 2.1.12.suse+0.8f77cf16:

    - CVE-2026-44943: improper limitation of pathname to a restricted directory allows remote MITM attackers     to create       root-owned files outside the database and inject lines into records (bsc#1268353).
    - CVE-2026-44944: incorrect authorization allows unpriviledged local users to use the `isscsiuio` control     socket       (bsc#1268352).

    Changes for open-iscsi:

    - Version 2.1.12.suse+0.8f77cf16:
      * Fix security issues recently discovered by Keith at Linneman Labs.
      * iscsi-init.service: use `iscsi-gen-initiatorname`.
      * iscsi-gen-initiatorname: use `@IQN_PREFIX@` as default.
      * Avoid possible double free of found in `idbm_rec_update_param`.
      * iscsi: validate interface IP against target address family.

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the SUSE security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The remote Oracle Linux 10 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the ELSA-2026-53845 advisory.

    - fix IQN name validation to prevent path traversal (CVE-2026-44943)
    - fix iscsiuio control-socket credential verification (CVE-2026-44944)
    - fix IQN name validation to prevent path traversal (CVE-2026-44943)
    - fix iscsiuio control-socket credential verification (CVE-2026-44944)

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Oracle Linux security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The remote Oracle Linux 9 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the ELSA-2026-53844 advisory.

    - fix CVE-2026-44943: path traversal via IQN names in discovery
    - fix CVE-2026-44944: iscsiuio socket credential verification bypass
    - fix CVE-2026-44943: path traversal via IQN names in discovery
    - fix CVE-2026-44944: iscsiuio socket credential verification bypass

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Oracle Linux security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The remote AlmaLinux 10 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the ALSA-2026:53845 advisory.

    * open-iscsi: open-iscsi: Authentication bypass in iscsiuio control socket (CVE-2026-44944)
      * open-iscsi: open-iscsi: Privilege Escalation via Path Traversal (CVE-2026-44943)


    Bug Fix(es) and Enhancement(s):

      * [FJ10.1 Bug]: iscsiadm reports node.discovery_type as fw, although it should be static.
    [almalinux-10.2.z] (JIRA:AlmaLinux-191899)

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the AlmaLinux security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The remote AlmaLinux 9 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the ALSA-2026:53844 advisory.

    * open-iscsi: open-iscsi: Authentication bypass in iscsiuio control socket (CVE-2026-44944)
      * open-iscsi: open-iscsi: Privilege Escalation via Path Traversal (CVE-2026-44943)


    Bug Fix(es) and Enhancement(s):

      * [FJ9.7 Bug][REG]: iscsiadm reports node.discovery_type as fw, although it should be static.
    [almalinux-9.8.z] (JIRA:AlmaLinux-191897)

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the AlmaLinux security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The remote RockyLinux 10 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the RLSA-2026:53845 advisory.

    * open-iscsi: open-iscsi: Authentication bypass in iscsiuio control socket (CVE-2026-44944)

    * open-iscsi: open-iscsi: Privilege Escalation via Path Traversal (CVE-2026-44943)

    Bug Fix(es) and Enhancement(s):

    * [FJ10.1 Bug]: iscsiadm reports node.discovery_type as fw, although it should be static.
    [rhel-10.2.z] (JIRA:Rocky Linux-191899)

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the RockyLinux security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The remote RockyLinux 9 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the RLSA-2026:53844 advisory.

    * open-iscsi: open-iscsi: Authentication bypass in iscsiuio control socket (CVE-2026-44944)

    * open-iscsi: open-iscsi: Privilege Escalation via Path Traversal (CVE-2026-44943)

    Bug Fix(es) and Enhancement(s):

    * [FJ9.7 Bug][REG]: iscsiadm reports node.discovery_type as fw, although it should be static.
    [rhel-9.8.z] (JIRA:Rocky Linux-191897)

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the RockyLinux security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The remote Redhat Enterprise Linux 9 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the RHSA-2026:53844 advisory.

    The iscsi-initiator-utils packages provide the server daemon for the Internet Small Computer System     Interface (iSCSI) protocol, as well as the utility programs used to manage it. The iSCSI protocol is a     protocol for distributed disk access using SCSI commands sent over Internet Protocol (IP) networks.

    Security Fix(es):

    * open-iscsi: open-iscsi: Authentication bypass in iscsiuio control socket (CVE-2026-44944)

    * open-iscsi: open-iscsi: Privilege Escalation via Path Traversal (CVE-2026-44943)

    Bug Fix(es) and Enhancement(s):

    * [FJ9.7 Bug][REG]: iscsiadm reports node.discovery_type as fw, although it should be static.
    [rhel-9.8.z] (JIRA:RHEL-191897)

    For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and     other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Red Hat Enterprise Linux security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The remote Redhat Enterprise Linux 10 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the RHSA-2026:53845 advisory.

    The iscsi-initiator-utils packages provide the server daemon for the Internet Small Computer System     Interface (iSCSI) protocol, as well as the utility programs used to manage it. The iSCSI protocol is a     protocol for distributed disk access using SCSI commands sent over Internet Protocol (IP) networks.

    Security Fix(es):

    * open-iscsi: open-iscsi: Authentication bypass in iscsiuio control socket (CVE-2026-44944)

    * open-iscsi: open-iscsi: Privilege Escalation via Path Traversal (CVE-2026-44943)

    Bug Fix(es) and Enhancement(s):

    * [FJ10.1 Bug]: iscsiadm reports node.discovery_type as fw, although it should be static.
    [rhel-10.2.z] (JIRA:RHEL-191899)

    For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and     other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Red Hat Enterprise Linux security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The remote Fedora 45 host has a package installed that is affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the FEDORA-2026-004b11bc1e advisory.

    Automatic update for iscsi-initiator-utils-6.2.1.12-1.fc45.

    ##### **Changelog**

    ```
    * Wed Jul 29 2026 Chris Leech <cleech@redhat.com> - 6.2.1.12-1
    - rebase to Open-iSCSI 2.1.12
    - CVE-2026-44943: Privilege Escalation via Path Traversal (rhbz#2508458)
    - CVE-2026-44944: Authentication bypass in iscsiuio control socket       (rhbz#2508457)

    ```

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Fedora security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The Linux/Unix host has one or more packages installed that are impacted by a vulnerability without a vendor supplied patch available.

  - 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.
    (CVE-2026-44943)

Note that Nessus relies on the presence of the package as reported by the vendor.

ID	Name	Product	Family	Type	Severity
342226	RHEL 9 : iscsi-initiator-utils (RHSA-2026:62029)	Nessus	Red Hat Local Security Checks	Local	high
341755	RHEL 10 : iscsi-initiator-utils (RHSA-2026:61679)	Nessus	Red Hat Local Security Checks	Local	medium
341003	RHEL 9 : iscsi-initiator-utils (RHSA-2026:60428)	Nessus	Red Hat Local Security Checks	Local	high
340972	RHEL 9 : iscsi-initiator-utils (RHSA-2026:60427)	Nessus	Red Hat Local Security Checks	Local	high
338855	MiracleLinux 9 : iscsi-initiator-utils-6.2.1.11-1.git4b3e853.el9_8.2 (AXSA:2026-1615:01)	Nessus	Miracle Linux Local Security Checks	Local	high
338648	SUSE SLED15 / SLES15 Security Update : open-iscsi (SUSE-SU-2026:3647-1)	Nessus	SuSE Local Security Checks	Local	high
337230	Amazon Linux 2 : iscsi-initiator-utils, --advisory ALAS2-2026-3867 (ALAS-2026-3867)	Nessus	Amazon Linux Local Security Checks	Local	high
337203	Amazon Linux 2023 : iscsi-initiator-utils, iscsi-initiator-utils-devel, iscsi-initiator-utils-iscsiuio (ALAS2023-2026-2066)	Nessus	Amazon Linux Local Security Checks	Local	high
335941	openSUSE 16 Security Update : open-iscsi (openSUSE-SU-2026:21580-1)	Nessus	SuSE Local Security Checks	Local	high
335472	Oracle Linux 10 : iscsi-initiator-utils (ELSA-2026-53845)	Nessus	Oracle Linux Local Security Checks	Local	high
335470	Oracle Linux 9 : iscsi-initiator-utils (ELSA-2026-53844)	Nessus	Oracle Linux Local Security Checks	Local	high
334860	AlmaLinux 10 : iscsi-initiator-utils (ALSA-2026:53845)	Nessus	Alma Linux Local Security Checks	Local	high
334855	AlmaLinux 9 : iscsi-initiator-utils (ALSA-2026:53844)	Nessus	Alma Linux Local Security Checks	Local	high
334841	RockyLinux 10 : iscsi-initiator-utils (RLSA-2026:53845)	Nessus	Rocky Linux Local Security Checks	Local	high
334838	RockyLinux 9 : iscsi-initiator-utils (RLSA-2026:53844)	Nessus	Rocky Linux Local Security Checks	Local	high
334699	RHEL 9 : iscsi-initiator-utils (RHSA-2026:53844)	Nessus	Red Hat Local Security Checks	Local	high
334629	RHEL 10 : iscsi-initiator-utils (RHSA-2026:53845)	Nessus	Red Hat Local Security Checks	Local	high
331293	Fedora 45 : iscsi-initiator-utils (2026-004b11bc1e)	Nessus	Fedora Local Security Checks	Local	high
330680	Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2026-44943	Nessus	Misc.	Local	medium

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