CVE-2022-29502 [Critical] | Security Vulnerability in Slurm

CVE-2022-29502 is rated High Risk (65.9/100): CVSS Critical severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.92%). High exploitation likelihood—assess exposure and prioritize remediation.

#	Date	Old EPSS score	New EPSS score	Delta (New - Old)
1	2026-02-24	0.68%	0.92%	+0.24%
2	2026-01-23	0.52%	0.68%	+0.16%
3	2025-12-24	—	0.52%	—

Date

Old EPSS score

New EPSS score

Delta (New - Old)

2026-02-24

0.68%

0.92%

+0.24%

2026-01-23

0.52%

0.68%

+0.16%

2025-12-24

—

0.52%

—

Base score	Version	Severity	Vector	Exploitability	Impact	Score source
9.8	3.1	CRITICAL	`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/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:L) Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup. Privileges required (PR:N) No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough. 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.	3.9	5.9	[email protected]
7.5	2.0	HIGH	`AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P` Click to expand Access vector (AV:N) Can be exploited remotely over network reachability. Access complexity (AC:L) Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable. Authentication (AU:N) No authentication is required. Confidentiality impact (C:P) Partial confidentiality impact. Integrity impact (I:P) Partial integrity impact. Availability impact (A:P) Partial availability impact.	10.0	6.4	[email protected]

Base score

Version

Severity

Vector

Exploitability

Impact

Score source

9.8

3.1

CRITICAL

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/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:L): Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:N): No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
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.

3.9

5.9

[email protected]

7.5

2.0

HIGH

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

Access vector (AV:N): Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L): Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N): No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P): Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P): Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P): Partial availability impact.

10.0

6.4

[email protected]

OS Trackers for CVE-2022-29502

vendor	priority	summary	link
`debian`	unimportant	CVE-2022-29502 unimportant priority: Debian including 1 source packages (slurm-wlm), 5 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): resolved 5.	https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2022-29502
`suse`	high	CVE-2022-29502 severity important: SUSE including 232 source package names (libnss_slurm2, libnss_slurm2-21.08.8-1.1, …), 737 product×package rows across 15 product lines (SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP1-ESPOS, SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP1-LTSS, … (15 product lines)): Fixed 390, Known Not Affected 347.	https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2022-29502/
`ubuntu`	medium	CVE-2022-29502 medium priority: Ubuntu including 2 source packages (slurm-llnl, slurm-wlm), 26 status rows across 14 suites (bionic, focal, impish, jammy, kinetic, lunar, mantic, noble, oracular, plucky, questing, trusty, upstream, xenial): DNE 11, not-affected 10, ignored 2, released 2, needs-triage 1.	https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2022-29502

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2022-29502

Vendor	Product	Version	Raw CPE
schedmd	slurm	>= 21.08.0, < 21.08.08	cpe:2.3:a:schedmd:slurm::::::::
fedoraproject	fedora	34	cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:34:::::::*
fedoraproject	fedora	35	cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:35:::::::*
fedoraproject	fedora	36	cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:36:::::::*

References for CVE-2022-29502

URL	Tags
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/HXLOI3ERTKMZR2KWNRN7OR5S55VPWENH/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/Y6B7OWVNVCJUDE6VDWGCBUWMRCRETAO3/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/YBI4NFDGGMBKWG4EMSZL5UHATDCLPCQW/
https://lists.schedmd.com/pipermail/slurm-announce/	Mailing List Vendor Advisory
https://www.schedmd.com/news.php	Mitigation Vendor Advisory
https://www.schedmd.com/news.php?id=260	Mitigation Patch Vendor Advisory

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CVE-2022-29502

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2022-29502

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2022-29502

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2022-29502

OS Trackers for CVE-2022-29502

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2022-29502

References for CVE-2022-29502