Insecure SPANK environment variable handling exists in SchedMD Slurm before 16.05.11, 17.x before 17.02.9, and 17.11.x before 17.11.0rc2, al
Insecure SPANK environment variable handling exists in SchedMD Slurm before 16.05.11, 17.x before 17.02.9, and 17.11.x before 17.11.0rc2, allowing privilege escalation to root during Prolog or Epilog execution.
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- Nov 1, 2017
- Updated
- Jun 16, 2026
- EPSS
- 0.6% · 45th percentile
- CWE
- CWE-426
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Report tools
Action score
31
Monitor
Low priority for now.
- CVSS
- 31 / 40 · 7.8 / 10
- CISA KEV
- 0 / 30 · Not listed
- EPSS
- 0 / 30 · 0.6%
Affected systems
| Vendor | Product | CPE |
|---|---|---|
| schedmd | slurm | cpe:2.3:a:schedmd:slurm |
Affected versions
NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.
- schedmd slurmbefore 16.05.11
- schedmd slurm17.02.0 and later · before 17.2.09
- schedmd slurm17.11.0
Package-level exposure
OSV and GitHub Advisory data: ecosystem, package and range. SBOM matching uses this table.
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected range | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian:9 | slurm-llnl | before 16.05.9-1+deb9u1 | 16.05.9-1+deb9u1 |
| openSUSE:Tumbleweed | slurm | before 21.08.1-1.1 | 21.08.1-1.1 |
| SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for HPC 12 | pdsh | before 2.33-7.5.17 | 2.33-7.5.17 |
| SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for HPC 12 | pdsh | before 2.33-7.18.1 | 2.33-7.18.1 |
| SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for HPC 12 | pdsh | before 2.34-7.32.1 | 2.34-7.32.1 |
| SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for HPC 12 | pdsh_slurm_18_08 | before 2.34-7.26.2 | 2.34-7.26.2 |
| SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for HPC 12 | pdsh_slurm_18_08 | before 2.34-7.32.1 | 2.34-7.32.1 |
| SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for HPC 12 | pdsh_slurm_20_02 | before 2.34-7.26.2 | 2.34-7.26.2 |
| SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for HPC 12 | pdsh_slurm_20_02 | before 2.34-7.32.1 | 2.34-7.32.1 |
| SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for HPC 12 | pdsh_slurm_20_11 | before 2.34-7.32.1 | 2.34-7.32.1 |
| SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for HPC 12 | slurm | before 17.02.9-6.10.1 | 17.02.9-6.10.1 |
| SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for HPC 12 | slurm_18_08 | before 18.08.9-3.5.1 | 18.08.9-3.5.1 |
| SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for HPC 12 | slurm_20_02 | before 20.02.3-3.5.1 | 20.02.3-3.5.1 |
| SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for HPC 12 | slurm_20_11 | before 20.11.4-3.5.1 | 20.11.4-3.5.1 |
| SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for HPC 12 | slurmlibs | before 16.05.8.1-6.1 | 16.05.8.1-6.1 |
| SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for HPC 15 | pdsh | before 2.33-7.6.1 | 2.33-7.6.1 |
| SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for HPC 15 | slurm_18_08 | before 18.08.9-1.5.2 | 18.08.9-1.5.2 |
Same product
schedmd: all recordsOther highest-scoring records for the same primary product.
- CVE-2022-29502SchedMD Slurm 21.08.x through 20.11.x has Incorrect Access Control that leads to Escalation of Privileges.40Plan
- CVE-2020-27745Slurm before 19.05.8 and 20.x before 20.02.6 has an RPC Buffer Overflow in the PMIx MPI plugin.40Plan
- CVE-2019-12838SchedMD Slurm 17.11.x, 18.08.0 through 18.08.7, and 19.05.0 allows SQL Injection.40Plan
- CVE-2019-6438SchedMD Slurm before 17.11.13 and 18.x before 18.08.5 mishandles 32-bit systems.40Plan
- CVE-2018-7033SchedMD Slurm before 17.02.10 and 17.11.x before 17.11.5 allows SQL Injection attacks against SlurmDBD.40Plan
- CVE-2023-49937An issue was discovered in SchedMD Slurm 22.05.x, 23.02.x, and 23.11.x.39Monitor
Remediation
Which version to upgrade to
Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.
| Product / package | Fixed version | Source |
|---|---|---|
| debian:slurm-llnl | 16.05.9-1+deb9u1 · Debian:9 | Package registry (OSV) |
| opensuse:slurm | 21.08.1-1.1 · openSUSE:Tumbleweed | Package registry (OSV) |
| suse:pdsh | 2.33-7.5.17 · SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for HPC 12 | Package registry (OSV) |
| suse:pdsh_slurm_18_08 | 2.34-7.26.2 · SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for HPC 12 | Package registry (OSV) |
| suse:pdsh_slurm_20_02 | 2.34-7.26.2 · SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for HPC 12 | Package registry (OSV) |
| suse:pdsh_slurm_20_11 | 2.34-7.32.1 · SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for HPC 12 | Package registry (OSV) |
| suse:slurm | 17.02.9-6.10.1 · SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for HPC 12 | Package registry (OSV) |
| suse:slurm_18_08 | 18.08.9-3.5.1 · SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for HPC 12 | Package registry (OSV) |
| suse:slurm_20_02 | 20.02.3-3.5.1 · SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for HPC 12 | Package registry (OSV) |
| suse:slurm_20_11 | 20.11.4-3.5.1 · SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for HPC 12 | Package registry (OSV) |
| suse:slurmlibs | 16.05.8.1-6.1 · SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for HPC 12 | Package registry (OSV) |
Exploit status
No known public exploit
No public exploit has been observed yet. That doesn't mean you're safe, only that the bar is a little higher.
Research context
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Timeline
From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.
No dated events beyond publication.
FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).
Patch and commit links
Commit, PR and diff links among the references. A starting point for patch-diffing and variant hunting; fixes, not exploits.
No commit or PR link among the references.
Credits
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No credits in the CNA record.
Variant candidates
Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.
No nightly-computed relations.
Chain candidates
An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.
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Bug bounty scope
No known public program.
Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).
Technical details
Attack conditions
- Someone with local access to the system can trigger it.
- A low-privileged account is enough.
- No user action is required.
- No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.
If successful
- Confidentiality
- high · data can be read
- Integrity
- high · data or configuration can be modified
- Availability
- high · the service can be disrupted
- Attack vector
- Local
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality impact
- High
- Integrity impact
- High
- Availability impact
- High
Weakness class (CWE)
CWE-426 · Untrusted Search PathCVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
nvd-primary
Attack context
MITRE CAPEC attack patterns and ATT&CK techniques for this weakness class (CWE). A starting point for detection rules and threat hunting.
Change log
- Fix✗ → ✓
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References
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/101675
- www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-4023
- www.schedmd.com/news.php?id=193#OPT_193
Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.