Jenkins versions 2.56 and earlier as well as 2.46.1 LTS and earlier are vulnerable to an…
Priority MEDIUM 48CWE-352Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Tampering
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- Partial Red Hat: 1 without a fix
Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA, GitHub and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-352.
Summary
Jenkins versions 2.56 and earlier as well as 2.46.1 LTS and earlier are vulnerable to an issue in the Jenkins user database authentication realm: create an account if signup is enabled; or create an account if the victim is an administrator, possibly deleting the existing default admin user in the process and allowing a wide variety of impacts.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.06957 94th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Partial org.jenkins-ci.main:jenkins-core (Maven): 2.57, 2.46.2Red Hat: 1 without a fix
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
| — | org.jenkins-ci.main:jenkins-core (Maven) | 2.50 to before 2.57 | 2.57 | Patch available | GHSA-85wq-pqhp-hmq6 |
| — | org.jenkins-ci.main:jenkins-core (Maven) | before 2.46.2 | 2.46.2 | Patch available | GHSA-85wq-pqhp-hmq6 |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- org.jenkins-ci.main:jenkins-core (Maven) Vendor— Affected 2.50 to before 2.57 Fixed in 2.57 Patch available GHSA-85wq-pqhp-hmq6
- org.jenkins-ci.main:jenkins-core (Maven) Vendor— Affected before 2.46.2 Fixed in 2.46.2 Patch available GHSA-85wq-pqhp-hmq6
Remediation
- Fix · GHSA-85wq-pqhp-hmq6 org.jenkins-ci.main:jenkins-core (Maven) Fixed in 2.57 Advisory →
- Fix · GHSA-85wq-pqhp-hmq6 org.jenkins-ci.main:jenkins-core (Maven) Fixed in 2.46.2 Advisory →
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat OpenShift Enterprise 3 | Affected | No fix yet |
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2017-1000356
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-85wq-pqhp-hmq6
References
Advisory 2
Other 5
- https://github.com/jenkinsci/jenkins/commit/23f4809e6c10a221e9d67f2e841536845387b42d
- https://github.com/jenkinsci/jenkins/commit/3c5e5ca63d9a1ac1c4087682dc0d426625eafed8
- https://github.com/jenkinsci/jenkins/commit/e69c28e44dae41322112471e1c80f840bde314d4
- https://github.com/jenkinsci/jenkins
- https://jenkins.io/security/advisory/2017-04-26
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Sources
- CVE-2017-1000356 · CVE Program
- CVE-2017-1000356 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-85wq-pqhp-hmq6 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2017-1000356 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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