Is CVE-2017-15566 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2017-15566 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2017-15566?

CVE-2017-15566 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.8 (HIGH).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2017-15566?

CVE-2017-15566 has an EPSS score of 0.58% (43th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2017-15566?

Upgrade libslurm26 on ubuntu 14.04 to 2.6.5-1ubuntu0.1~esm5 or later. Fixes are available for 16 affected products.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2017-15566

HIGH

7.8

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

Insecure SPANK environment variable handling exists in SchedMD Slurm before 16.05.11, 17.x before 17.02.9, and 17.11.x before 17.11.0rc2, allowing privilege escalation to root during Prolog or Epilog execution.

CWE-426

How to fix

Remediation Available

libslurm26Ubuntu

Fixed in:2.6.5-1ubuntu0.1~esm5USN-4781-1

libslurm29Ubuntu

Fixed in:15.08.7-1ubuntu0.1~esm4USN-4781-1

libslurm32Ubuntu

Fixed in:17.11.2-1ubuntu0.1~esm4USN-4781-1

libslurm34Ubuntu

Fixed in:19.05.5-1ubuntu0.1~esm1USN-4781-1

libslurmdb26Ubuntu

Fixed in:2.6.5-1ubuntu0.1~esm5USN-4781-1

libslurmdb29Ubuntu

Fixed in:15.08.7-1ubuntu0.1~esm4USN-4781-1

libslurmdb32Ubuntu

Fixed in:17.11.2-1ubuntu0.1~esm4USN-4781-1

slurm-clientUbuntu

Fixed in:15.08.7-1ubuntu0.1~esm4USN-4781-1

Fixed in:17.11.2-1ubuntu0.1~esm4USN-4781-1

Fixed in:19.05.5-1ubuntu0.1~esm1USN-4781-1

slurm-client-emulatorUbuntu

Fixed in:15.08.7-1ubuntu0.1~esm4USN-4781-1

Fixed in:17.11.2-1ubuntu0.1~esm4USN-4781-1

Fixed in:19.05.5-1ubuntu0.1~esm1USN-4781-1

slurm-llnlUbuntu

Fixed in:2.6.5-1ubuntu0.1~esm5USN-4781-1

Fixed in:15.08.7-1ubuntu0.1~esm4USN-4781-1

Fixed in:17.11.2-1ubuntu0.1~esm4USN-4781-1

Fixed in:19.05.5-1ubuntu0.1~esm1USN-4781-1

slurm-wlm-basic-pluginsUbuntu

Fixed in:17.11.2-1ubuntu0.1~esm4USN-4781-1

Fixed in:19.05.5-1ubuntu0.1~esm1USN-4781-1

slurm-wlm-emulatorUbuntu

Fixed in:15.08.7-1ubuntu0.1~esm4USN-4781-1

Fixed in:17.11.2-1ubuntu0.1~esm4USN-4781-1

Fixed in:19.05.5-1ubuntu0.1~esm1USN-4781-1

slurmctldUbuntu

Fixed in:15.08.7-1ubuntu0.1~esm4USN-4781-1

Fixed in:17.11.2-1ubuntu0.1~esm4USN-4781-1

Fixed in:19.05.5-1ubuntu0.1~esm1USN-4781-1

slurmdUbuntu

Fixed in:15.08.7-1ubuntu0.1~esm4USN-4781-1

Fixed in:17.11.2-1ubuntu0.1~esm4USN-4781-1

Fixed in:19.05.5-1ubuntu0.1~esm1USN-4781-1

slurmdbdUbuntu

Fixed in:15.08.7-1ubuntu0.1~esm4USN-4781-1

Fixed in:17.11.2-1ubuntu0.1~esm4USN-4781-1

Fixed in:19.05.5-1ubuntu0.1~esm1USN-4781-1

sviewUbuntu

Fixed in:15.08.7-1ubuntu0.1~esm4USN-4781-1

Fixed in:17.11.2-1ubuntu0.1~esm4USN-4781-1

Fixed in:19.05.5-1ubuntu0.1~esm1USN-4781-1

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorLocal

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredLow

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh

IntegrityHigh

AvailabilityHigh

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploit Intelligence

0.58%probability of exploitation in 30 days

43rdpercentile

Moderate risk: more likely to be exploited than 43% of all known CVEs.

References

Vendor Advisory1

schedmd.com

Third-Party Advisory2

Related Vulnerabilities

Other CWE-426 vulnerabilities, ordered by exploit likelihood. View all

CVE	Severity	CVSS	EPSS	Exploited	Fix
CVE-2015-0096	High	9.3	71%	-	-
CVE-2016-10009	High	7.3	37%	-	Fix
CVE-2016-0016	High	7.8	31%	-	-
CVE-2012-1854	High	7.8	21%	KEV	-
CVE-2018-12589	High	7.8	20%	-	-
CVE-2022-22047	High	7.8	19%	KEV	Fix

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2026-05-13.