CVE-2025-40763

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Altair Grid Engine versions prior to 2026.0.0

Description The software does not properly validate environment variables when loading shared libraries, which can allow for path hijacking through malicious library substitution. A local attacker could potentially execute arbitrary code with superuser privileges by manipulating the environment variable and placing a malicious library in a controlled path.

Recommendations Update to version 2026.0.0 or later.