Jenkins 2.213 and earlier, LTS 2.204.1 and earlier improperly reuses encryption key…
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · Low · Low
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA, GitHub and Red Hat.
Summary
Jenkins 2.213 and earlier, LTS 2.204.1 and earlier improperly reuses encryption key parameters in the Inbound TCP Agent Protocol/3, allowing unauthorized attackers with knowledge of agent names to obtain the connection secrets for those agents, which can be used to connect to Jenkins, impersonating those agents.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jenkins | Jenkins | up to 2.213; up to LTS 2.204.1 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
| — | org.jenkins-ci.main:jenkins-core (Maven) | before 2.204.2 | 2.204.2 | Patch available | GHSA-qp4f-2w67-c8hw |
| — | org.jenkins-ci.main:jenkins-core (Maven) | 2.205 to before 2.214 | 2.214 | Patch available | GHSA-qp4f-2w67-c8hw |
- Jenkins VendorJenkins Affected up to 2.213; up to LTS 2.204.1 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- org.jenkins-ci.main:jenkins-core (Maven) Vendor— Affected before 2.204.2 Fixed in 2.204.2 Patch available GHSA-qp4f-2w67-c8hw
- org.jenkins-ci.main:jenkins-core (Maven) Vendor— Affected 2.205 to before 2.214 Fixed in 2.214 Patch available GHSA-qp4f-2w67-c8hw
Remediation
- Fix · GHSA-qp4f-2w67-c8hw org.jenkins-ci.main:jenkins-core (Maven) Fixed in 2.204.2 Advisory →
- Fix · GHSA-qp4f-2w67-c8hw org.jenkins-ci.main:jenkins-core (Maven) Fixed in 2.214 Advisory →
Fixed in the same release
Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.
- Advisory ·
Jenkins — RHBA-2020:0402
7 records Highest priority Priority LOW 7 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2020-01980 Information disclosure in JenkinsPriority LOW 34
- TI-2020-01977 Jenkins 2.218 and earlier, LTS 2.204.1 and earlier was vulnerable to a UDP amplification…Priority LOW 32
- TI-2020-01982 REST API endpoints in Jenkins 2.218 and earlier, LTS 2.204.1 and earlier were vulnerable to clickjacking attacks.Priority LOW 28
- Advisory ·
Jenkins — RHBA-2020:0675
7 records Highest priority Priority LOW 7 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2020-01980 Information disclosure in JenkinsPriority LOW 34
- TI-2020-01977 Jenkins 2.218 and earlier, LTS 2.204.1 and earlier was vulnerable to a UDP amplification…Priority LOW 32
- TI-2020-01982 REST API endpoints in Jenkins 2.218 and earlier, LTS 2.204.1 and earlier were vulnerable to clickjacking attacks.Priority LOW 28
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 3.11 | Fixed | — |
| Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.3 | Fixed | — |
| Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.4 | Fixed | — |
| Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.5 | Fixed | — |
Not affected: 1 product
- Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.3
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2020-2099
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-qp4f-2w67-c8hw
- 2026-10-30 Fix available: Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.4, Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.5 · Red Hat
References
Advisory 7
More Jenkins vulnerabilities
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- TI-2018-16080 A code execution vulnerability exists in the Stapler web framework used by Jenkins 2.153… KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2017-14573 Jenkins versions 2.56 and earlier as well as 2.46.1 LTS and earlier are vulnerable to an… KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2023-23979 The HTTP/2 protocol allows a denial of service (server resource consumption) because… KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2015-04472 The Fingerprints pages in Jenkins before 1.638 and LTS before 1.625.2 might allow remote… KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2016-07596 The remoting module in Jenkins before 2.32 and LTS before 2.19.3 allows remote attackers… CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
Sources
- CVE-2020-2099 · CVE Program
- CVE-2020-2099 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-qp4f-2w67-c8hw · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2020-2099 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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