Deserialization of untrusted data in Jenkins Code Coverage API Plugin
Priority MEDIUM 42CWE-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
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-502.
Summary
Jenkins Code Coverage API Plugin 1.4.0 and earlier does not apply Jenkins JEP-200 deserialization protection to Java objects it deserializes from disk, resulting in a remote code execution vulnerability.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.02213 82nd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed io.jenkins.plugins:code-coverage-api (Maven): 1.4.1
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 Code Coverage API Plugin | up to 1.4.0 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
| — | io.jenkins.plugins:code-coverage-api (Maven) | before 1.4.1 | 1.4.1 | Patch available | GHSA-58pr-hprx-7hg6 |
- Jenkins Code Coverage API Plugin VendorJenkins Affected up to 1.4.0 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- io.jenkins.plugins:code-coverage-api (Maven) Vendor— Affected before 1.4.1 Fixed in 1.4.1 Patch available GHSA-58pr-hprx-7hg6
Remediation
- Fix · GHSA-58pr-hprx-7hg6 io.jenkins.plugins:code-coverage-api (Maven) Fixed in 1.4.1 Advisory →
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2021-21677
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-58pr-hprx-7hg6
References
Advisory 3
More Jenkins Code Coverage Api vulnerabilities
- TI-2020-02049 XML external entity injection in Jenkins Code Coverage API Plugin CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
- TI-2020-01983 Cross-site scripting in Jenkins Code Coverage API Plugin CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.4
Sources
- CVE-2021-21677 · CVE Program
- CVE-2021-21677 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-58pr-hprx-7hg6 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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