CVE-2019-19727

Local credential disclosure via world-readable configuration

Published Jan 13, 2020 · Updated Aug 5, 2024

Information disclosure in SchedMD Slurm before 18.08.9 and 19.x before 19.05.5 allows local users to read database credentials. The slurm.spec and slurm.spec-legacy packaging scripts install slurmdbd.conf.example with mode 0644 instead of 0600, and some packages carry those world-readable permissions to slurmdbd.conf. A local account on a primary or backup database-daemon host can read the file when affected packaging preserves the mode, exposing the configured MySQL username and password.

CVSS severity5.5
Medium
EPSS probability0.35%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Information disclosure in SchedMD Slurm before 18.08.9 and 19.x before 19.05.5 allows local users to read database credentials. The slurm.spec and slurm.spec-legacy packaging scripts install slurmdbd.conf.example with mode 0644 instead of 0600, and some packages carry those world-readable permissions to slurmdbd.conf. A local account on a primary or backup database-daemon host can read the file when affected packaging preserves the mode, exposing the configured MySQL username and password.

The record

CVE
CVE-2019-19727
Published
Jan 13, 2020
Updated
Aug 5, 2024
Vendor
Unknown vendor
Product
Unknown product
Classifications
CWE-732, T1552.001
Attack vector
local
Privileges
authenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Jan 13, 2020CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Aug 5, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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Affected buildAffected product and version details are unavailable.

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectorlocal
Required privilegesauthenticated

What is affected?

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Published CVSS scores

5.5NIST NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
2.1NIST NVDAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectorlocal
Privilegesauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-732Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource
T1552.001Credentials In Files

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