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TI-2020-02062 Aliases CVE-2020-2185GHSA-q8qq-2p5p-rg44

Jenkins Amazon EC2 Plugin 1.50.1 and earlier does not validate SSH host keys when…

Priority LOW 26CWE-300Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
High
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Low · Low · Low
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and GitHub.

Summary

Jenkins Amazon EC2 Plugin 1.50.1 and earlier does not validate SSH host keys when connecting agents, enabling man-in-the-middle attacks.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00694 53rd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed org.jenkins-ci.plugins:ec2 (Maven): 1.50.2

SSVC decision points

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

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
JenkinsJenkins Amazon EC2 Pluginup to 1.50.1—No fix listedCNA
—org.jenkins-ci.plugins:ec2 (Maven)before 1.50.21.50.2Patch availableGHSA-q8qq-2p5p-rg44
  • Jenkins Amazon EC2 Plugin VendorJenkins Affected up to 1.50.1 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
  • org.jenkins-ci.plugins:ec2 (Maven) Vendor— Affected before 1.50.2 Fixed in 1.50.2 Patch available GHSA-q8qq-2p5p-rg44

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:jenkins:amazon_ec2:*:*:*:*:*:jenkins:*:*up to 1.50.1VulnerableJenkins
  • cpe:2.3:a:jenkins:amazon_ec2:*:*:*:*:*:jenkins:*:* Versions up to 1.50.1 Vulnerable ·Jenkins

Remediation

  • Fix · GHSA-q8qq-2p5p-rg44 org.jenkins-ci.plugins:ec2 (Maven) Fixed in 1.50.2 Advisory →

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2020-2185
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-q8qq-2p5p-rg44

References

Advisory 3

Other 2

  • TI-2020-01967 Cross-site request forgery in Jenkins Amazon EC2 Plugin CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2020-01968 Missing authorization in Jenkins Amazon EC2 Plugin CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.1
  • TI-2020-02064 Improper certificate validation in Jenkins Amazon EC2 Plugin CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.6
  • TI-2020-02065 Incorrect authorization in Jenkins Amazon EC2 Plugin CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 4.3
  • TI-2020-02063 Cross-site request forgery in Jenkins Amazon EC2 Plugin CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 4.3

Sources

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