Deserialization of untrusted data in Jenkins Literate Plugin
Priority MEDIUM 43CWE-502Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-502.
Summary
Jenkins Literate Plugin 1.0 and earlier does not configure its YAML parser to prevent the instantiation of arbitrary types, resulting in a remote code execution vulnerability.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.02867 86th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
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 Literate Plugin | up to 1.0 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
| — | org.jenkins-ci.plugins:literate (Maven) | up to 1.0 | — | No fix listed | GHSA-c329-r874-xc7j |
- Jenkins Literate Plugin VendorJenkins Affected up to 1.0 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- org.jenkins-ci.plugins:literate (Maven) Vendor— Affected up to 1.0 Fixed in — No fix listed GHSA-c329-r874-xc7j
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2020-2158
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-c329-r874-xc7j
References
Sources
- CVE-2020-2158 · CVE Program
- CVE-2020-2158 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-c329-r874-xc7j · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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