A vulnerability has been identified in Altair Grid Engine (All versions < V2026.0.0). Affected products do not properly handle error messages and discloses sensitive password hash information when processing user authentication requests.
This could allow a local attacker to extract password hashes for privileged accounts, which can then be subjected to offline brute-force attacks.

Metrics

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Attack Requirements None

User Interaction None

Vulnerable System Confidentiality Impact High

Vulnerable System Integrity Impact None

Vulnerable System Availability Impact None

Subsequent System Confidentiality Impact None

Subsequent System Integrity Impact None

Subsequent System Availability Impact None

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00016.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

Affected Vendors & Products

Vendors Products
Siemens
  • Altair Grid Engine

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Vendors Products
Siemens
  • Altair Grid Engine
Advisories

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Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References
Link Providers
https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-514895.html cve-icon cve-icon
History

Wed, 12 Nov 2025 12:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Siemens
Siemens altair Grid Engine
Vendors & Products Siemens
Siemens altair Grid Engine

Tue, 11 Nov 2025 20:45:00 +0000

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Description A vulnerability has been identified in Altair Grid Engine (All versions < V2026.0.0). Affected products do not properly handle error messages and discloses sensitive password hash information when processing user authentication requests. This could allow a local attacker to extract password hashes for privileged accounts, which can then be subjected to offline brute-force attacks.
Weaknesses CWE-209
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 5.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N'}

cvssV4_0

{'score': 6.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N'}
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: siemens

Published:

Updated: 2025-11-11T20:20:35.579Z

Reserved: 2025-04-16T08:39:30.032Z

Link: CVE-2025-40760

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Status : Received

Published: 2025-11-11T21:15:37.733

Modified: 2025-11-11T21:15:37.733

Link: CVE-2025-40760

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Updated: 2025-11-12T12:36:39Z