Published Jul 29, 2026Sources checked Oct 28, 2026
6.9MEDIUMCVSS out of 10
What this means
Review the available evidence
CVE-2026-44943 and is rated Medium severity with a CVSS score of 6.9. It is not in the current CISA KEV record we collected. That does not prove exploitation has not occurred.
What to do next
Remediation and response
Microsoft Security Response Center guidance
Vendor revision: Aug 8, 2026
CBL-Mariner Releases
Vendor-listed releases
2.1.12-1
CISA KEVNot listedBased on the latest collected catalog
EPSS0.4%Estimated 30-day exploitation probability
Ransomware useNot markedCISA KEV ransomware field
Threat actors0Source-linked actor relationships
Overview
What is CVE-2026-44943?
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.