Altair Grid Engine V2025: Password Hash Disclosure via Error Message
CVE-2025-40760 Published on November 11, 2025

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.

NVD

Weakness Type

Generation of Error Message Containing Sensitive Information

The software generates an error message that includes sensitive information about its environment, users, or associated data.


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Affected Versions

Siemens Altair Grid Engine:

Exploit Probability

EPSS
0.02%
Percentile
5.34%

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