Microsoft HPC Pack 2016/2019 missing authentication

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Microsoft HPC Pack 2016/2019 and classified as critical. The impacted element is an unknown function. This manipulation causes missing authentication. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2025-21198. The attack can only be done within the local network. There is not any exploit available. To fix this issue, it is recommended to deploy a patch.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Microsoft HPC Pack 2016/2019. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown part. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a missing authentication vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-306. The product does not perform any authentication for functionality that requires a provable user identity or consumes a significant amount of resources. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Microsoft High Performance Compute (HPC) Pack Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

The weakness was released 02/11/2025 as confirmed security update guide (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at msrc.microsoft.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2025-21198. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack needs to be done within the local network. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 02/28/2025).

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 216273 (Microsoft High Performance Compute (HPC) Pack (CVE-2025-21198)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (216273). Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 9.0
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 8.2

VulDB Base Score: 9.0
VulDB Temp Score: 7.8
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Vendor Base Score (Microsoft): 9.0
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CNA Base Score: 9.0
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Missing authentication
CWE: CWE-306 / CWE-287
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Partially

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Status: Unproven

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Nessus ID: 216273
Nessus Name: Microsoft High Performance Compute (HPC) Pack (CVE-2025-21198)

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Patch
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Timelineinfo

02/11/2025 🔍
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02/28/2025 +17 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com

Advisory: msrc.microsoft.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2025-21198 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2025-21198
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-295291

Entryinfo

Created: 02/11/2025 19:13
Updated: 02/28/2025 19:12
Changes: 02/11/2025 19:13 (34), 02/11/2025 19:16 (33), 02/15/2025 00:46 (2), 02/28/2025 19:12 (12)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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