CVE-2026-44944

HIGHPre-NVD 8.58.5—
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

This high-severity CVE scores 8.5 under a secondary CVSS source (NVD's own analysis pending). EPSS exploit probability: 0.1%, top 99% of all CVEs by exploit prediction. GitHub Security Advisory data not yet ingested — confidence will rise once GHSA publishes (typical lag: hours to days for open-source ecosystem CVEs; never for infrastructure-only CVEs).

Triggered by: NVD CVSS baseline
Sources: epss, secondary
Trending — 4 sources updated this week
8.5EG
EchelonGraph verdictPlan a fixSerious severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet.
  • High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: 0%CVSS: 8.5Exploit: None knownExposed: 0

No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.

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 v3
8.5
EG Score
8.5(medium)
EG Risk
43(Track)
EG Risk 43/100SSVC: Track

EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).

How it’s computed
Severity85% × 45%
Exploitation0% × 40%
Automatability30% × 15%
Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence.
EPSS PROB
0%
EPSS %ILE
1%
KEV
Not listed

Published

July 29, 2026

Last Modified

July 30, 2026

Advisory Details (2)

Auto-updated Jul 29, 2026
Patch available. Sources: github_commit.
github_commit Patch Available

commit 668ca1df9c9a (open-iscsi/open-iscsi)

Patch available: open-iscsi/open-iscsi 2.1.12 (contains commit 668ca1df9c9a)

https://github.com/open-iscsi/open-iscsi/commit/668ca1df9c9a1e9bdd5c999ae1d67c9c8909237e
generic

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https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2026-44943

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-44944(1)

These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.

Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 9× in last 7d / 9× in last 30d)

Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.

  1. 2026-07-30 16:58 UTCEG score recompute
  2. 2026-07-30 16:58 UTCGHSA enrichment
  3. 2026-07-30 16:28 UTCEPSS rescore
  4. 2026-07-30 13:33 UTCEG score recompute
  5. 2026-07-30 13:33 UTCGHSA enrichment
  6. 2026-07-30 02:28 UTCGHSA enrichment
  7. 2026-07-29 13:20 UTCEG score recompute
  8. 2026-07-29 13:18 UTCEG score recompute
  9. 2026-07-29 13:17 UTCMITRE cvelistV5first tracked

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-44944?
CVE-2026-44944 is a high vulnerability published on July 29, 2026. 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.
When was CVE-2026-44944 disclosed?
CVE-2026-44944 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on July 29, 2026, with the most recent update on July 30, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2026-44944 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-44944 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 0% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, which ranks it in the top 99.3% of all scored CVEs.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-44944?
CVE-2026-44944 has a CVSS v3 base score of 8.5 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-44944?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-44944, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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