Vulnerability in Altair Pbs Professional

CVE-2019-15719

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.

EPSS: 0.020 (78.4th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.0 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

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Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2019-15719?
CVE-2019-15719 is a high-severity vulnerability in Altair Pbs Professional. CVSS score: 8.0/10. Published 2019-10-09.
How severe is CVE-2019-15719?
High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.0 out of 10.