Name: CVE-2026-44944: Incorrect Authorization
Creator: Rapid7
Published: 2026-07-29T00:00:00.000Z
License: https://www.rapid7.com/legal/website-terms-of-use/
Keywords: CVE, CVE-2026-44944, CWE-863, CVSS 8.5, EPSS 0.00093

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.

CVSS Details

CVSS 4.0 Base Score: 8.5 (HIGH)
CVSS 4.0 Vector: (CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X)

Covered by Rapid7

Product	Vendor Advisory	Solution File	Added	Published
Alma_linux	—	Upgrade python3-iscsi-initiator-utilsUpgrade iscsi-initiator-utilsUpgrade iscsi-initiator-utils-iscsiuio	Oct 11, 2026	Aug 11, 2026
Amazon_linux_2023	—	Upgrade iscsi-initiator-utils-iscsiuioUpgrade iscsi-initiator-utils-develUpgrade python3-iscsi-initiator-utilsUpgrade iscsi-initiator-utils-iscsiuio-debuginfoUpgrade iscsi-initiator-utilsUpgrade iscsi-initiator-utils-debugsourceUpgrade python3-iscsi-initiator-utils-debuginfoUpgrade iscsi-initiator-utils-debuginfo	Aug 18, 2026	Jul 29, 2026
Debian	—	Upgrade open-iscsi	Oct 5, 2026	Jul 29, 2026
Redhat_linux	—	Upgrade iscsi-initiator-utils-debuginfoUpgrade python3-iscsi-initiator-utils-debuginfoUpgrade iscsi-initiator-utils-debugsourceUpgrade iscsi-initiator-utilsUpgrade iscsi-initiator-utils-iscsiuioUpgrade iscsi-initiator-utils-iscsiuio-debuginfoUpgrade python3-iscsi-initiator-utils	Jul 31, 2026	Jul 29, 2026
Rocky_linux	—	Upgrade iscsi-initiator-utils-debuginfoUpgrade python3-iscsi-initiator-utilsUpgrade iscsi-initiator-utils-debugsourceUpgrade iscsi-initiator-utilsUpgrade iscsi-initiator-utils-iscsiuioUpgrade iscsi-initiator-utils-iscsiuio-debuginfoUpgrade python3-iscsi-initiator-utils-debuginfo	Aug 13, 2026	Aug 12, 2026

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CVSS Details

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