# CVE-2019-18823: HTCondor up to and including stable series 8.8.6 and development series 8.9.4 has Incorrect Access Control.

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2020-04-27 · Updated: 2024-08-05

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

HTCondor up to and including stable series 8.8.6 and development series 8.9.4 has Incorrect Access Control. It is possible to use a different authentication method to submit a job than the administrator has specified. If the administrator has configured the READ or WRITE methods to include CLAIMTOBE, then it is possible to impersonate another user to the condor_schedd. (For example to submit or remove jobs)

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on n/a, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
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## Related

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## References

- https://research.cs.wisc.edu/htcondor/new.html
- https://research.cs.wisc.edu/htcondor/
- https://research.cs.wisc.edu/htcondor/security/vulnerabilities/HTCONDOR-2020-0003.html
- https://research.cs.wisc.edu/htcondor/security/vulnerabilities/HTCONDOR-2020-0002.html
- https://research.cs.wisc.edu/htcondor/security/vulnerabilities/HTCONDOR-2020-0001.html
- https://research.cs.wisc.edu/htcondor/security/vulnerabilities/HTCONDOR-2020-0004.html
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/3EOTJJOSMYKXIYXWSG3H4KN332EDSEB6/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/BL5YCZXYS67MLJSHR4OLSWVHBE6PZJSB/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/VMPZ7XPOPA4JGAQAUJ4K7JV653DSCIDK/
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/08/msg00000.html
- https://www.debian.org/security/2022/dsa-5144

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