Security readout for executives and security teams
Plain-English summary
This CVE affects HTCondor 9.0.x before 9.0.10 and 9.1.x before 9.5.1. A party able to capture HTCondor network traffic could interfere with users' jobs and data. The public bundle does not provide CVSS, CWE, or confirmed exploitation evidence.
Executive priority
Treat this as a targeted infrastructure risk, not a mass-exploitation emergency. Prioritize environments where HTCondor supports production research, compute, or data workflows and where network traffic exposure is plausible.
Technical view
The issue is described as a network-data-capture condition impacting HTCondor 9.0.x and 9.1.x before specified fixed releases. The stated impact is interference with HTCondor jobs and data. Details on protocol mechanics, authentication impact, and exact affected configurations are not present in the supplied sources.
Likely exposure
Exposure is most likely in organizations running affected HTCondor release branches, especially where scheduler, submit, or worker traffic can be observed by untrusted parties.
Exploitation context
The bundle does not indicate active exploitation, and CISA KEV status is false. Exploitation requires the attacker to capture HTCondor network data, which narrows likely scenarios to compromised networks, shared infrastructure, or insufficiently protected traffic paths.
Researcher notes
The provided evidence is sparse: no CVSS vector, CWE, exploit status, or detailed root cause is included. Validation should focus on version exposure and whether HTCondor network traffic could be captured in the deployment.
Mitigation direction
- Upgrade HTCondor 9.0.x to 9.0.10 or later.
- Upgrade HTCondor 9.1.x to 9.5.1 or later.
- Review HTCondor vendor advisories for configuration-specific guidance.
- Protect HTCondor network paths from untrusted traffic capture.
Validation and detection
- Inventory HTCondor versions across schedulers, submit nodes, and workers.
- Confirm no 9.0.x release older than 9.0.10 remains deployed.
- Confirm no 9.1.x release older than 9.5.1 remains deployed.
- Review network segmentation and traffic protection for HTCondor communications.
Public sources used
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Open ATT&CK lookup- Severity
- Unknown
- CVSS
- Not scored
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
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CVSS and timeline data
No CVSS vectors or timeline events were available in the normalized CVE source material.
Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- https://research.cs.wisc.edu/htcondor/security/vulnerabilities/HTCONDOR-2021-0006/CVE reference · x_refsource_MISC
- https://research.cs.wisc.edu/htcondor/security/vulnerabilities/HTCONDOR-2022-0002CVE reference · x_refsource_MISC
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