Quick answers
- Is CVE-2026-68898 exploited in the wild?
- No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-68898 being exploited in the wild.
- How severe is CVE-2026-68898?
- Medium severity, with a CVSS score of 6.5, published 8 September 2026.
- Which products and versions are affected?
- Microsoft Windows iSCSI <UNKNOWN>.
- Is there a fix for CVE-2026-68898?
- No fixed version is recorded yet. Check the vendor's advisory in the references below. If you run it, Junglewise drafts a mitigation that fits your setup and applies it once you approve, with senior security engineers behind it.
- How is CVE-2026-68898 attacked?
- It is attacked over the network.
- Am I affected by CVE-2026-68898?
- Check whether you run Microsoft Windows iSCSI at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.
Technical details
An out-of-bounds read vulnerability exists in the Windows iSCSI subsystem that allows an unauthenticated attacker to send a specially crafted network packet triggering a memory access violation. The vulnerability can be exploited over the network without prior authentication. A successful exploit results in denial of service through system crash or hang, disrupting iSCSI storage connectivity and availability. A patch has been published by Microsoft to address this issue.
Affected products
- Microsoft Windows iSCSI <UNKNOWN>
Timeline
- 2026-09-08: disclosed