CVE-2026-18728: Open-iscsi: open-iscsi: integer underflow in iscsiuio ipv4 dhcp parsing

mediumCVSS 6.5CVE-2026-18728

CSIRTS triage

vendor: Open-iSCSI product: open-iscsi Memory corruption

What: An integer underflow in the iscsiuio IPv4 DHCP parsing code causes buffer overwrite or memory corruption.
Who is affected: Systems running open-iscsi with iscsiuio DHCP discovery enabled on IPv4 networks.
Urgency: Medium priority; integer underflow can corrupt memory and cause crashes or information disclosure, patching needed.
Action: Update open-iscsi to a version containing the fix for CVE-2026-18728.

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Details

Source: Microsoft Security Response Center (INTL · vendor-psirt · site)
Severity: medium — CVSS 6.5
Published: 2026-08-11
Exploitation: Not in CISA KEV at last sync

Original advisory: https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-18728

Exploitation outlook

EPSS (FIRST.org) estimates each CVE’s probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — here is the CSIRTS.com read on those numbers.

Low exploitation riskCVE-2026-187280.20% 30-day exploitation probability — currently an unlikely target, but scores change as exploit code circulates. Riskier than 10% of all EPSS-scored CVEs.

Referenced CVEs

CVE	CSIRTS overview	External
CVE-2026-18728	coverage & exploitation status	NVD · CVE.org

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