Inconsistent checks in NVIDIA Slurm let Operators become Admins
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- High
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- High
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-863.
Summary
NVIDIA Slurm versions from 25.05.0 through 25.05.8, from 25.11.0 through 25.11.7, and from 26.05.0 through 26.05.3 are affected. Inconsistent authorization checks (CWE-863) against the Operator permission level in SlurmDBD can be chained together. A local attacker who already holds Operator privileges, under high attack complexity, can use them to make themselves an Administrator.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-11-04
Description from the CNA
NVIDIA Slurm contains some inconsistent authorization checks against the Operator permission level in the SlurmDBD that can be chained together in a way that would permit an Operator to make themselves an Administrator.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- 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
The sources list no fixed version for NVIDIA Slurm.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-11-04
Vendor assessments
Timeline
- 2026-11-03 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-65140
- 2026-11-03 CISA SSVC decision points changed
- 2026-11-03 Priority changed: MEDIUM → LOW
- 2026-11-03 Alias added: GHSA-787x-v3qp-rcgx
- 2026-11-04 Affected versions changed · Red Hat
- 2026-11-04 CVSS score added · Red Hat
References
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Sources
- CVE-2026-65140 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-65140 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-787x-v3qp-rcgx · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2026-65140 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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