Missing authentication in OSNEXUS QuantaStor
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-306.
Summary
OSNEXUS QuantaStor Missing Authentication Remote Code Execution Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of OSNEXUS QuantaStor. Authentication is not required to exploit this vulnerability. The specific flaw exists within the configuration of Kapacitor. The issue results from the lack of authentication prior to allowing access to functionality. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of root. Was ZDI-CAN-30036.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- Yes
- Technical impact
- Total
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-18265
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-8p2m-xq5p-3g6w
References
Other 1
More OSNEXUS vulnerabilities
- TI-2021-03263 Authenticated Remote COmmand Execution as root in OSNEXUS QuantaStor version 6.0.0.355 and others CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.1
- TI-2026-09340 Unauthenticated SQL Injection in Osnexus Quantastor CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2021-18590 Authenticated Remote Command Execution vulnerability in OSNEXUS QuantaStor before 6.0.0.355 CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.1
- TI-2021-18592 Authenticated Stored XSS in OSNEXUS QuantaStor 6.0.0.335 CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.7
- TI-2021-18591 Local Privilege Escalation to root in OSNEXUS QuantaStor before 6.0.0.355 CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
- TI-2021-18589 Reflected XSS vulnerability in OSNEXUS QuantaStor before 6.0.0.355 CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.4
Sources
- CVE-2026-18265 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-18265 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-8p2m-xq5p-3g6w · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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