CVSS 3.1
5.7 mediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:NCVE-2026-65140
Medium (5.7).
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.
Severity
- CWE
- CWE-863 Incorrect Authorization
- Published
- Modified
- Record from
- the NVD, synced
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Versions
From the CNA's record in the CVE List.
| Product | Affected |
|---|---|
| NVIDIA Slurm | 25.05.0 through 25.05.8 |
| NVIDIA Slurm | 25.11.0 through 25.11.7 |
| NVIDIA Slurm | 26.05.0 through 26.05.3 |
Linux distributions
| Distribution | Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | 12 | slurm-wlm | no fix listed | DEBIAN-CVE-2026-65140 |
| Debian | 13 | slurm-wlm | 24.11.5-4+deb13u1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2026-65140 |
| Debian | 14 | slurm-wlm | 26.05.4-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2026-65140 |
| Ubuntu | 26.04:LTS, 26.10, Pro:22.04:LTS and 1 more | slurm-wlm | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2026-65140 |
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