Improper certificate validation in Jenkins Git client Plugin
Priority LOW 37CWE-295Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- High
- Impact type
- Spoofing
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- Partial Red Hat: 3 fixed, 1 without a fix
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA, GitHub and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-295.
Summary
Jenkins Git client Plugin 3.11.0 and earlier does not perform SSH host key verification when connecting to Git repositories via SSH, enabling man-in-the-middle attacks.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.0102 63rd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Partial Jenkins Git client Plugin (Jenkins project): 3.10.0.1org.jenkins-ci.plugins:git-client (Maven): 3.11.1Red Hat: 2 advisoriesRed Hat: 3 fixed, 1 without a fix
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 Git client Plugin | up to 3.11.0 | 3.10.0.1 | Patch available | CNA |
| — | org.jenkins-ci.plugins:git-client (Maven) | before 3.11.1 | 3.11.1 | Patch available | GHSA-cm7j-p8hc-97vj |
- Jenkins Git client Plugin VendorJenkins Affected up to 3.11.0 Fixed in 3.10.0.1 Patch available CNA
- org.jenkins-ci.plugins:git-client (Maven) Vendor— Affected before 3.11.1 Fixed in 3.11.1 Patch available GHSA-cm7j-p8hc-97vj
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Jenkins Git client Plugin (Jenkins project) Fixed in 3.10.0.1
- Fix · GHSA-cm7j-p8hc-97vj org.jenkins-ci.plugins:git-client (Maven) Fixed in 3.11.1 Advisory →
Red Hat 2 advisories
- RHSA-2023:0017 Released 2023-01-12 · Red Hat rating ImportantOpenShift Container Platform 4.8.56 packages and security update
- Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.8 jenkins-2-plugins-4.8.1672842762-1.el8, jenkins-2.361.1.1672840472-1.el8
- RHSA-2022:7865 Released 2022-11-17 · Red Hat rating ImportantOpenShift Container Platform 4.10.41 security update
- Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.10 jenkins-2-plugins-4.10.1667388055-1.el8
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 | Affected | No fix planned: Will not fix |
| Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.10 | Fixed | RHSA-2022:7865 |
| Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.8 | Fixed | RHSA-2023:0017 |
| Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.9 | Fixed | — |
Not affected: 2 products
- Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.8
- Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.9
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2022-36881
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-cm7j-p8hc-97vj
References
Advisory 3
More Jenkins Git Client vulnerabilities
- TI-2019-07701 OS command injection in Jenkins Git Client Plugin CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2026-41219 OS command injection in Jenkins Git client Plugin CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.0
- TI-2025-41383 OS command injection in Jenkins Git client Plugin CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.0
- TI-2025-36216 Information disclosure in Jenkins Git client Plugin CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 4.3
- TI-2017-14557 Jenkins Git Client Plugin 2.4.2 and earlier creates temporary file with insecure… CVSS 3.0LOW 3.3
Sources
- CVE-2022-36881 · CVE Program
- CVE-2022-36881 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-cm7j-p8hc-97vj · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2022-36881 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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