Vulnerability · Published Jan 16, 2026 · Assigned by mitre
CVE-2025-43904
Medium 4.2
In plain English
A medium-severity incorrect authorization in Slurm from SchedMD. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.3% (higher than 17% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Severity (CVSS 3.1)4.2Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.3%top 82.9% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
In SchedMD Slurm before 24.11.5, 24.05.8, and 23.11.11, the accounting system can allow a Coordinator to promote a user to Administrator.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian:12 | slurm-wlm | 22.05.8-4+deb12u3 | DEBIAN-CVE-2025-43904 |
| Debian:12 | slurm-wlm | 22.05.8-4+deb12u3 | DSA-5961-1 |
| Debian:13 | slurm-wlm | 24.11.5-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2025-43904 |
| Debian:14 | slurm-wlm | 24.11.5-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2025-43904 |
Affected products (as reported)
Weakness: CWE-863 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N