CVE-2019-19728 [High] | Privilege Escalation in Slurm

CVE-2019-19728 is rated Moderate Risk (51.6/100): CVSS High severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.43%). Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

#	Date	Old EPSS score	New EPSS score	Delta (New - Old)
1	2025-11-21	0.55%	0.43%	-0.12%
2	2025-11-18	0.43%	0.55%	+0.12%
3	2025-04-28	—	0.43%	—

Date

Old EPSS score

New EPSS score

Delta (New - Old)

2025-11-21

0.55%

0.43%

-0.12%

2025-11-18

0.43%

0.55%

+0.12%

2025-04-28

—

0.43%

—

Base score	Version	Severity	Vector	Exploitability	Impact	Score source
7.5	3.1	HIGH	`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H` Click to expand Attack vector (AV:N) Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine. Attack complexity (AC:H) Even with access, the exploit needs extra luck, timing, or a fussy environment to actually work. Privileges required (PR:L) A normal user session is enough; they don’t have to be admin. User interaction (UI:N) Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping. Scope (S:U) Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems. Confidentiality (C:H) Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way. Integrity (I:H) They could widely tamper with or forge data—trust in the data is badly hurt. Availability (A:H) Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.	1.6	5.9	[email protected]
6.0	2.0	MEDIUM	`AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P` Click to expand Access vector (AV:N) Can be exploited remotely over network reachability. Access complexity (AC:M) Exploitation needs some favorable conditions, but not exceptional ones. Authentication (AU:S) A single authentication is required. Confidentiality impact (C:P) Partial confidentiality impact. Integrity impact (I:P) Partial integrity impact. Availability impact (A:P) Partial availability impact.	6.8	6.4	[email protected]

Base score

Version

Severity

Vector

Exploitability

Impact

Score source

7.5

3.1

HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Click to expand

Attack vector (AV:N): Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:H): Even with access, the exploit needs extra luck, timing, or a fussy environment to actually work.
Privileges required (PR:L): A normal user session is enough; they don’t have to be admin.
User interaction (UI:N): Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U): Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:H): Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way.
Integrity (I:H): They could widely tamper with or forge data—trust in the data is badly hurt.
Availability (A:H): Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.

1.6

5.9

[email protected]

6.0

2.0

MEDIUM

AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P Click to expand

Access vector (AV:N): Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:M): Exploitation needs some favorable conditions, but not exceptional ones.
Authentication (AU:S): A single authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P): Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P): Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P): Partial availability impact.

6.8

6.4

[email protected]

OS Trackers for CVE-2019-19728

vendor	priority	summary	link
`suse`	medium	CVE-2019-19728 severity moderate: SUSE including 296 source package names (libnss_slurm2, libnss_slurm2-20.02.6-3.3.4, …), 527 product×package rows across 18 product lines (SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP2, SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP3-ESPOS, … (18 product lines)): Fixed 395, Known Not Affected 132.	https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2019-19728/
`ubuntu`	medium	CVE-2019-19728 medium priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (slurm-llnl), 18 status rows across 18 suites (bionic, disco, eoan, focal, groovy, hirsute, impish, jammy, kinetic, lunar, mantic, noble, oracular, plucky, questing, trusty, upstream, xenial): DNE 11, needed 3, not-affected 2, ignored 1, needs-triage 1.	https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2019-19728

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2019-19728

Vendor	Product	Version	Raw CPE
schedmd	slurm	< 18.08.9	cpe:2.3:a:schedmd:slurm::::::::
schedmd	slurm	>= 19.05.0, < 19.05.5	cpe:2.3:a:schedmd:slurm::::::::
opensuse	leap	15.1	cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:leap:15.1:::::::*
debian	debian_linux	10.0	cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:10.0:::::::*

References for CVE-2019-19728

URL	Tags
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-01/msg00038.html	Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1159692	Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory
https://lists.schedmd.com/pipermail/slurm-announce/	Mailing List Vendor Advisory
https://www.debian.org/security/2021/dsa-4841	Third Party Advisory
https://www.schedmd.com/news.php	Vendor Advisory

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CVE-2019-19728

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2019-19728

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2019-19728

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2019-19728

OS Trackers for CVE-2019-19728

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2019-19728

References for CVE-2019-19728