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In Jenkins Script Security Plugin version 1.36 and earlier, users with the ability to…

Priority LOW 31CWE-200Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Information disclosure
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · None · None
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-200.

Summary

In Jenkins Script Security Plugin version 1.36 and earlier, users with the ability to configure sandboxed Groovy scripts are able to use a type coercion feature in Groovy to create new `File` objects from strings. This allowed reading arbitrary files on the Jenkins master file system. Such a type coercion is now subject to sandbox protection and considered to be a call to the `new File(String)` constructor for the purpose of in-process script approval.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00994 62nd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Partial org.jenkins-ci.plugins:script-security (Maven): 1.37Red Hat: 1 without a fix

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
—org.jenkins-ci.plugins:script-security (Maven)before 1.371.37Patch availableGHSA-r9jf-hf9x-7hrv
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
  • org.jenkins-ci.plugins:script-security (Maven) Vendor— Affected before 1.37 Fixed in 1.37 Patch available GHSA-r9jf-hf9x-7hrv

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:jenkins:script_security:*:*:*:*:*:jenkins:*:*up to 1.36VulnerableJenkins
  • cpe:2.3:a:jenkins:script_security:*:*:*:*:*:jenkins:*:* Versions up to 1.36 Vulnerable ·Jenkins

Remediation

  • Fix · GHSA-r9jf-hf9x-7hrv org.jenkins-ci.plugins:script-security (Maven) Fixed in 1.37 Advisory →

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat OpenShift Enterprise 3AffectedNo fix yet

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2017-1000505
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-r9jf-hf9x-7hrv

References

  • TI-2019-15874 Protection mechanism failure in Jenkins Script Security Plugin KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.9
  • TI-2019-15845 Protection mechanism failure in Jenkins Script Security Plugin CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2024-22597 Protection mechanism failure in Jenkins Script Security Plugin CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2019-15850 Protection mechanism failure in Jenkins Script Security Plugin CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2019-15885 A sandbox bypass vulnerability in Jenkins Script Security Plugin 1.55 and earlier allows… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2019-07740 Code injection in Jenkins Script Security Plugin CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.9
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