CVE-2026-44944 iscsiuio control-socket authentication bypass in open-iscsi
Unprivileged local users can bypass authentication to access the iscsiuio control socket in open-iscsi, potentially escalating privileges.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2026-44944?
CVE-2026-44944 is a high-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in open-iscsi, published on 29 Jul 2026. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
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.
Weakness: CWE-863
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-44944?
How do I fix CVE-2026-44944?
Apply the vendor's patch.
Upgrade, and rotate credentials and sessions that may have been exposed. More about Authentication bypass.
Is CVE-2026-44944 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-44944 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as AZL-94431, DEBIAN-CVE-2026-44944, GHSA-jm64-8832-wmmq, UBUNTU-CVE-2026-44944.