VDB-430420 · CVE-2026-65140 · EUVD-2026-116014

NVIDIA Slurm SlurmDBD privileges management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in NVIDIA Slurm and classified as problematic. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component SlurmDBD. Executing a manipulation can lead to privileges management. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2026-65140. The attack needs to be launched locally. No exploit is available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in NVIDIA Slurm (the affected version is unknown) and classified as problematic. This vulnerability affects an unknown code of the component SlurmDBD. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a privileges management vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-269. The product does not properly assign, modify, track, or check privileges for an actor, creating an unintended sphere of control for that actor. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

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.

This vulnerability was named CVE-2026-65140 since 07/21/2026. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack needs to be approached locally. The exploitation requires an enhanced level of successful authentication. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1068.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at EUVD (EUVD-2026-116014). Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

Productinfo

Vendor

NVIDIA

Name

Slurm

License

commercial

Website

Vendor: https://www.nvidia.com/

CPE 2.3info

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CVSSv4info

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 4.9
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.9

VulDB Base Score: 4.2
VulDB Temp Score: 4.2
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VulDB Reliability: 🔍

CNA Base Score: 5.7
CNA Vector (nvidia): 🔒

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Privileges management
CWE: CWE-269 / CWE-266
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Status: Not defined
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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

07/21/2026 CVE reserved
11/03/2026 +105 days Advisory disclosed
11/03/2026 +0 days VulDB entry created
11/03/2026 +0 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: nvidia.com

Status: Confirmed

CNA: nvidia
CVE: CVE-2026-65140 (🔒)

GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-65140
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-430420
EUVD: 🔒

Entryinfo

Created: 11/03/2026 16:53
Updated: 11/03/2026 20:25
Changes: 11/03/2026 16:53 (59), 11/03/2026 20:25 (1)
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