Document and Entity Information - shares	9 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2019	Aug. 13, 2019
Document And Entity Information
Entity Registrant Name	CEL SCI CORP
Entity Central Index Key	0000725363
Document Type	10-Q
Document Period End Date	Jun. 30, 2019
Amendment Flag	false
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--09-30
Is Entity's Reporting Status Current?	Yes
Entity Filer Category	Non-accelerated Filer
Entity Emerging Growth Company	false
Entity Small Business	true
Entity Shell Company	false
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		34,805,299
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q3
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2019