A sandbox bypass vulnerability exists in Pipeline: Groovy Plugin 2.59 and earlier in…
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Privilege escalation
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- Partial Red Hat: 1 fixed, 10 without a fix
Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA, GitHub and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-269.
Summary
A sandbox bypass vulnerability exists in Pipeline: Groovy Plugin 2.59 and earlier in groovy-sandbox/src/main/java/org/kohsuke/groovy/sandbox/SandboxTransformer.java, groovy-cps/lib/src/main/java/com/cloudbees/groovy/cps/SandboxCpsTransformer.java that allows attackers with Job/Configure permission, or unauthorized attackers with SCM commit privileges and corresponding pipelines based on Jenkinsfiles set up in Jenkins, to execute arbitrary code on the Jenkins master JVM
Why it matters now
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.plugins.workflow:workflow-cps (Maven) | before 2.60 | 2.60 | Patch available | GHSA-gqhm-4h93-rrhg |
| — | org.jenkins-ci.plugins:script-security (Maven) | before 1.48 | 1.48 | Patch available | GHSA-gqhm-4h93-rrhg |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- org.jenkins-ci.plugins.workflow:workflow-cps (Maven) Vendor— Affected before 2.60 Fixed in 2.60 Patch available GHSA-gqhm-4h93-rrhg
- org.jenkins-ci.plugins:script-security (Maven) Vendor— Affected before 1.48 Fixed in 1.48 Patch available GHSA-gqhm-4h93-rrhg
Remediation
- Fix · GHSA-gqhm-4h93-rrhg org.jenkins-ci.plugins.workflow:workflow-cps (Maven) Fixed in 2.60 Advisory →
- Fix · GHSA-gqhm-4h93-rrhg org.jenkins-ci.plugins:script-security (Maven) Fixed in 1.48 Advisory →
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Important. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 3.10 | Affected | No fix yet |
| Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 3.11 | Affected | No fix yet |
| Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 3.2 | Affected | No fix yet |
| Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 3.3 | Affected | No fix yet |
| Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 3.4 | Affected | No fix yet |
| Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 3.5 | Affected | No fix yet |
| Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 3.6 | Affected | No fix yet |
| Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 3.7 | Affected | No fix yet |
| Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 3.9 | Affected | No fix yet |
| Red Hat OpenShift Enterprise 3.1 | Affected | No fix yet |
| Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 3.11 | Fixed | — |
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2018-1000866
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-gqhm-4h93-rrhg
References
Advisory 4
Sources
- CVE-2018-1000866 · CVE Program
- CVE-2018-1000866 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-gqhm-4h93-rrhg · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2018-1000866 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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