Deserialization of untrusted data in Jenkins
Priority LOW 39CWE-502Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-502.
Summary
Jenkins 2.333 and earlier, LTS 2.319.2 and earlier defines custom XStream converters that have not been updated to apply the protections for the vulnerability CVE-2021-43859 and allow unconstrained resource usage.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.03901 90th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed org.jenkins-ci.main:jenkins-core (Maven): 2.334, 2.319.3
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 2.333; up to LTS 2.319.2 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
| — | org.jenkins-ci.main:jenkins-core (Maven) | 2.320 to before 2.334 | 2.334 | Patch available | GHSA-34wx-x2w9-vqm3 |
| — | org.jenkins-ci.main:jenkins-core (Maven) | before 2.319.3 | 2.319.3 | Patch available | GHSA-34wx-x2w9-vqm3 |
- Jenkins VendorJenkins Affected up to 2.333; up to LTS 2.319.2 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- org.jenkins-ci.main:jenkins-core (Maven) Vendor— Affected 2.320 to before 2.334 Fixed in 2.334 Patch available GHSA-34wx-x2w9-vqm3
- org.jenkins-ci.main:jenkins-core (Maven) Vendor— Affected before 2.319.3 Fixed in 2.319.3 Patch available GHSA-34wx-x2w9-vqm3
Remediation
- Fix · GHSA-34wx-x2w9-vqm3 org.jenkins-ci.main:jenkins-core (Maven) Fixed in 2.334 Advisory →
- Fix · GHSA-34wx-x2w9-vqm3 org.jenkins-ci.main:jenkins-core (Maven) Fixed in 2.319.3 Advisory →
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
Not affected: 3 products
- Red Hat Fuse 7
- Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 3.11
- Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2022-0538
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-34wx-x2w9-vqm3
- 2026-10-09 EPSS moved to the 90th–95th percentile
References
More Jenkins vulnerabilities
- TI-2024-15885 Path traversal in Jenkins KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- 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-2022-0538 · CVE Program
- CVE-2022-0538 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-34wx-x2w9-vqm3 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2022-0538 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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