HTCondor up to and including stable series 8.8.6 and development series 8.9.4 has…
Priority MEDIUM 47CWE-287Published · Updated
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 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-287.
Summary
HTCondor up to and including stable series 8.8.6 and development series 8.9.4 has Incorrect Access Control. It is possible to use a different authentication method to submit a job than the administrator has specified. If the administrator has configured the READ or WRITE methods to include CLAIMTOBE, then it is possible to impersonate another user to the condor_schedd. (For example to submit or remove jobs)
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.02811 86th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 6
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:wisc:htcondor:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 8.8.0 – 8.8.6; 8.9.0 – 8.9.4 | Vulnerable | wisc |
| cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:30:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 30 | Vulnerable | Fedoraproject |
| cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:31:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 31 | Vulnerable | Fedoraproject |
| cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:32:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 32 | Vulnerable | Fedoraproject |
| cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 9.0 | Vulnerable | Debian |
| cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 10.0 | Vulnerable | Debian |
- cpe:2.3:a:wisc:htcondor:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.8.0 – 8.8.6; 8.9.0 – 8.9.4 Vulnerable ·wisc
- cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:30:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 30 Vulnerable ·Fedoraproject
- cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:31:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 31 Vulnerable ·Fedoraproject
- cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:32:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 32 Vulnerable ·Fedoraproject
- cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9.0 Vulnerable ·Debian
- cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 10.0 Vulnerable ·Debian
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Vendor assessments
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2019-18823
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-4w4f-pcxr-8ppr
References
Advisory 10
- https://research.cs.wisc.edu/htcondor/new.html
- https://research.cs.wisc.edu/htcondor/security/vulnerabilities/HTCONDOR-2020-0003.html
- https://research.cs.wisc.edu/htcondor/security/vulnerabilities/HTCONDOR-2020-0002.html
- https://research.cs.wisc.edu/htcondor/security/vulnerabilities/HTCONDOR-2020-0001.html
- https://research.cs.wisc.edu/htcondor/security/vulnerabilities/HTCONDOR-2020-0004.html
- FEDORA-2020-ae934f6790
- FEDORA-2020-f9a598f815
- FEDORA-2020-fb5af97476
- [debian-lts-announce] 20210801 [SECURITY] [DLA 2724-1] condor security update
- DSA-5144
Sources
- CVE-2019-18823 · CVE Program
- CVE-2019-18823 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-4w4f-pcxr-8ppr · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2019-18823 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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