CVE-2025-40763
High
Description
A vulnerability has been identified in Altair Grid Engine (All versions < V2026.0.0). Affected products do not properly validate environment variables when loading shared libraries, allowing path hijacking through malicious library substitution. This could allow a local attacker to execute arbitrary code with superuser privileges by manipulating the environment variable and placing a malicious library in the controlled path.
SeverityHigh
CVSS7.8
Exploit probability—
ProductAltair Grid Engine
PublishedNov 11, 2025
First seenNov 11, 2025
Weakness typeCWE-427CWE-427
How to fix
Update
- Siemens Altair Grid EngineV2026.0.0 or later
Affected products
| Product | Affected versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| Siemens Altair Grid Engine | v < V2026.0.0 | V2026.0.0 |
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