Open-Seachest/Seachest show SCSI Defect List Vulnerability
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- High
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- High
- Attack requirements
- Present
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · Low · Low
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
Out of bounds write and reads in openSeaChest’s --showSCSIDefects in Seagate’s openSeaChest v25.05.3 on all supported platforms allows for writing defect information out of bounds for very large defects lists via a very bad drive with lots of defects or a maliciously crafted SCSI device’s defect response length.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | openSeaChest | up to 25.05.3; 26.03.0 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- openSeaChest Vendor— Affected up to 25.05.3; 26.03.0 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-10717
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-gh5q-rq4h-5vjq
References
Sources
- CVE-2026-10717 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-10717 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-gh5q-rq4h-5vjq · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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