Description
Altair PBS Professional through 19.1.2 allows Privilege Escalation because an attacker can send a message directly to pbs_mom, which fails to properly authenticate the message. This results in code execution as an arbitrary user.
Metrics
CVSS 3.1 8.0/10
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HAffected software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| n/a | n/a | n/a |
References
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/154782/PBS-Professional-19.2.3-Authentication-Bypass.htmlExploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://www.hpcsec.comThird Party Advisory
- https://www.hpcsec.com/2019/10/08/cve-2019-15719/Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://www.pbspro.org/Product
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/154782/PBS-Professional-19.2.3-Authentication-Bypass.htmlExploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://www.hpcsec.comThird Party Advisory
- https://www.hpcsec.com/2019/10/08/cve-2019-15719/Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://www.pbspro.org/Product
Timeline
- Published
- Oct 9, 2019
- Last modified
- Jun 17, 2026
- NVD status
- Modified