---
id: "CVE-2026-44875"
kind: "vulnerability"
aliases: ["CVE-2026-44875"]
title: "HPE Cray Programming Environment: local user can gain elevated access"
severity: "high"
cvss: null
epss: null
exploited: false
status: "open"
category: "infrastructure"
products: []
ecosystems: []
tags: ["hpc", "hpcm", "hpe-cray", "infrastructure"]
not_affected_if: ["version-26.03-or-later"]
published_at: "2026-11-05T20:17:58+00:00"
first_seen_at: "2026-11-05T20:40:46+00:00"
updated_at: "2026-11-05T20:43:36+00:00"
sources: [{"source": "nvd", "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-44875", "first_seen_at": "2026-11-05T20:40:46+00:00"}]
exploit_sources: []
---

# HPE Cray Programming Environment: local user can gain elevated access

HPE Cray Programming Environment versions 25.03 and 25.09, before 26.03, deploy in a way that can let a local unprivileged user gain elevated access. An attacker with a local account on an affected system could gain higher privileges.

_Summary, check and fix written by a model from the sources; labelled as such._

## How to check

- Check the installed Cray Programming Environment version against the affected range (25.03 and 25.09).

## Fix

- Move to a Cray Programming Environment release at or after `26.03`.

## Timeline

- 2026-11-05T20:40:46+00:00 nvd https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-44875

## From the sources

In HPE Cray Programming Environment versions 25.03 and 25.09, prior to 26.03, the method that CPE is deployed on HPCM potentially allows elevated access by a local unprivileged user.

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