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Insufficiently protected credentials in Jenkins

Priority LOW 32CWE-257Published · 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
Will not fix Red Hat: no fix planned

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA, GitHub and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-522.

Summary

Jenkins Credentials Binding Plugin Jenkins 1.17 is affected by: CWE-257: Storing Passwords in a Recoverable Format. The impact is: Authenticated users can recover credentials. The component is: config-variables.jelly line #30 (passwordVariable). The attack vector is: Attacker creates and executes a Jenkins job.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.01468 73rd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix Will not fix Red Hat: no fix planned

SSVC decision points

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

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
Jenkins Credentials Binding PluginJenkins1.17—No fix listedCNA
—org.jenkins-ci.plugins:credentials-binding (Maven)——No fix listedGHSA-j7gw-mwfg-vqf4
  • Jenkins VendorJenkins Credentials Binding Plugin Affected 1.17 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
  • org.jenkins-ci.plugins:credentials-binding (Maven) Vendor— Affected — Fixed in — No fix listed GHSA-j7gw-mwfg-vqf4

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:jenkins:credentials_binding:1.17:*:*:*:*:jenkins:*:*1.17VulnerableJenkins
  • cpe:2.3:a:jenkins:credentials_binding:1.17:*:*:*:*:jenkins:*:* Versions 1.17 Vulnerable ·Jenkins

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Moderate. 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 3.11AffectedNo fix planned: Will not fix
Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 3.9AffectedNo fix planned: Will not fix
Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4AffectedNo fix planned: Will not fix

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2019-1010241
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-j7gw-mwfg-vqf4

References

  • TI-2026-36181 Improper input validation in Jenkins Credentials Binding Plugin CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2026-30803 Path traversal in Jenkins Credentials Binding Plugin CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2025-33574 Insufficiently protected credentials in Jenkins Credentials Binding Plugin CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.3
  • TI-2020-02058 Insufficiently protected credentials in Jenkins Credentials Binding Plugin CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
  • TI-2022-05175 Missing authorization in Jenkins Credentials Binding Plugin CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 4.3
  • TI-2020-02059 Insufficiently protected credentials in Jenkins Credentials Binding Plugin CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 4.3
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