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CVE-2026-18728: open-iscsi · Integer Underflow

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Authoritative record:CVE-2026-18728· Medium 6.5

Not known to be exploited · CVSS 6.5 Medium.

Data as of 10 Nov 2026, 23:24 UTC

CVSS 3.1 base score
6.5Medium
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.

Thin evidence

One scorer or none
CVSS scores by source
CNA (redhat)CVSS 3.16.5
EPSS
0.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 24% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 13 Aug 2026

  2. Detectable: no evidence on record.

    No public nuclei template indexed

  3. Weaponized: no evidence on record.

    No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB

  4. Exploited in the wild: no evidence on record.

    Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation

  5. Observed by OffSeq Mirage: no evidence on record.

    No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors

A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 11 Nov 2026.

What to do

Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed in
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10iscsi-initiator-utilsAffected–Fixed in–
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9iscsi-initiator-utilsAffected–Fixed in–

AI-suggested

Red Hat advises restricting network access to interfaces managed by iscsiuio. Firewall rules should limit DHCP/BOOTP traffic to trusted infrastructure within the local broadcast domain to reduce exposure. If feasible, reconfigure iscsiuio to use static IP addresses or alternative network configurations instead of IPv4 DHCP. Network configuration changes may require restarting the iscsiuio service.

Description

An integer underflow vulnerability exists in the open-iscsi iscsiuio component during IPv4 DHCP parsing. A remote attacker on the same local network segment can send a specially crafted IPv4/UDP DHCP reply to trigger an out-of-bounds read, causing the iscsiuio process to crash and resulting in a denial of service. This affects systems where iscsiuio handles IPv4 DHCP traffic.

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