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Protection mechanism failure in Jenkins Pipeline: Groovy Plugin

Priority CRITICAL 100Exploited in the wildCWE-693Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Security bypass
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
Partial Red Hat: 1 fixed, 6 without a fix

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA, GitHub and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-693.

Summary

A sandbox bypass vulnerability exists in Jenkins Pipeline: Groovy Plugin 2.63 and earlier in pom.xml, src/main/java/org/jenkinsci/plugins/workflow/cps/CpsGroovyShell.java that allows attackers able to control pipeline scripts to execute arbitrary code on the Jenkins master JVM.

Why it matters now

Exploitation Active In CISA KEV since 2022-03-25CISA due date 2022-04-15
EPSS 0.97058 99th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix Partial org.jenkins-ci.plugins.workflow:workflow-cps (Maven): 2.64Red Hat: 1 advisoryRed Hat: 1 fixed, 6 without a fix

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
Active
Automatable
No
Technical impact
Total

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
JenkinsJenkins Pipeline: Groovy Pluginup to 2.63—No fix listedCNA
—org.jenkins-ci.plugins.workflow:workflow-cps (Maven)before 2.642.64Patch availableGHSA-r6mc-mrvr-23cr
  • Jenkins Pipeline: Groovy Plugin VendorJenkins Affected up to 2.63 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
  • org.jenkins-ci.plugins.workflow:workflow-cps (Maven) Vendor— Affected before 2.64 Fixed in 2.64 Patch available GHSA-r6mc-mrvr-23cr

CPE configurations NVD · 2

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:jenkins:pipeline\:_groovy:*:*:*:*:*:jenkins:*:*_groovyVulnerableJenkins
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:openshift_container_platform:3.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.11VulnerableRed Hat
  • cpe:2.3:a:jenkins:pipeline\:_groovy:*:*:*:*:*:jenkins:*:* Versions _groovy Vulnerable ·Jenkins
  • cpe:2.3:a:redhat:openshift_container_platform:3.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.11 Vulnerable ·Red Hat

Remediation

  • Fix · GHSA-r6mc-mrvr-23cr org.jenkins-ci.plugins.workflow:workflow-cps (Maven) Fixed in 2.64 Advisory →

Red Hat 1 advisory

  • RHSA-2019:0739 Released 2019-04-10 · Red Hat rating Important
    Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 3.11 jenkins-2-plugins security update
    • Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 3.11 jenkins-2-plugins-3.11.1552336312-1.el7

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

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

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 3.10AffectedNo fix planned: Will not fix
Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 3.4AffectedNo fix planned: Will not fix
Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 3.5AffectedNo fix planned: Will not fix
Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 3.6AffectedNo fix planned: Will not fix
Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 3.7AffectedNo fix planned: Will not fix
Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 3.9AffectedNo fix planned: Will not fix
Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 3.11Fixed RHSA-2019:0739
Not affected: 1 product
  • Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4

Timeline

  1. 2022-03-25 Added to CISA KEV
  2. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2019-1003030
  3. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-r6mc-mrvr-23cr

References

  • TI-2019-15846 A sandbox bypass vulnerability exists in Pipeline: Groovy Plugin 2.61 and earlier in… CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2019-15847 A sandbox bypass vulnerability exists in Pipeline: Declarative Plugin 1.3.3 and earlier… CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2023-11034 Cross-site scripting in Jenkins Pipeline: Build Step Plugin CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.4
  • TI-2019-15886 A sandbox bypass vulnerability in Jenkins Pipeline: Groovy Plugin 2.64 and earlier allows… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2022-21197 Protection mechanism failure in Jenkins Pipeline: Groovy Plugin CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.9
  • TI-2022-08895 Protection mechanism failure in Jenkins Pipeline: Shared Groovy Libraries Plugin CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
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