HPE Cray Programming Environment 25.03/25.09 privileges management

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8.4$0-$5k1.72

Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in HPE Cray Programming Environment 25.03/25.09 and classified as very critical. This affects an unknown function. Performing a manipulation results in privileges management. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2026-44875. The attack requires a local approach. No exploit exists. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in HPE Cray Programming Environment 25.03/25.09. It has been classified as very critical. This affects an unknown part. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a privileges management vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as 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. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

In HPE Cray Programming Environment versions 25.03 and 25.09, prior to 26.03, the method that CPE is deployed on HPCM potentially allows elevated access by a local unprivileged user.

The advisory is shared at support.hpe.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2026-44875 since 05/07/2026. The exploitability is told to be easy. An attack has to be approached locally. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 11/05/2026). MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1068 for this issue.

Upgrading to version 26.03 eliminates this vulnerability.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 8.8
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 8.4

VulDB Base Score: 8.8
VulDB Temp Score: 8.4
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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: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Cray Programming Environment 26.03

Timelineinfo

05/07/2026 CVE reserved
11/05/2026 +182 days Advisory disclosed
11/05/2026 +0 days VulDB entry created
11/05/2026 +0 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: hpe.com

Advisory: support.hpe.com
Status: Confirmed

CNA: hpe
CVE: CVE-2026-44875 (🔒)

GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-44875
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-431637

Entryinfo

Created: 11/05/2026 20:40
Changes: 11/05/2026 20:40 (53)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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