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TI-2022-21197 Aliases CVE-2022-43402GHSA-mqc2-w9r8-mmxm

Protection mechanism failure in Jenkins Pipeline: Groovy Plugin

Priority MEDIUM 45CWE-693Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Security bypass
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
Partial Red Hat: 4 fixed, 1 without a fix

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA, GitHub and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-693.

Summary

A sandbox bypass vulnerability involving various casts performed implicitly by the Groovy language runtime in Jenkins Pipeline: Groovy Plugin 2802.v5ea_628154b_c2 and earlier allows attackers with permission to define and run sandboxed scripts, including Pipelines, to bypass the sandbox protection and execute arbitrary code in the context of the Jenkins controller JVM.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.01484 74th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Partial Jenkins Pipeline: Groovy Plugin (Jenkins project): 2759.2761.vd6e8d2a_15980, 2746.2748.v365128b_c26d7org.jenkins-ci.plugins.workflow:workflow-cps (Maven): 2803.v1a_f77ffcc773Red Hat: 4 advisoriesRed Hat: 4 fixed, 1 without a fix

SSVC decision points

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

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
JenkinsJenkins Pipeline: Groovy Pluginup to 2802.v5ea_628154b_c22759.2761.vd6e8d2a_15980, 2746.2748.v365128b_c26d7Patch availableCNA
—org.jenkins-ci.plugins.workflow:workflow-cps (Maven)before 2803.v1a_f77ffcc7732803.v1a_f77ffcc773Patch availableGHSA-mqc2-w9r8-mmxm
  • Jenkins Pipeline: Groovy Plugin VendorJenkins Affected up to 2802.v5ea_628154b_c2 Fixed in 2759.2761.vd6e8d2a_15980, 2746.2748.v365128b_c26d7 Patch available CNA
  • org.jenkins-ci.plugins.workflow:workflow-cps (Maven) Vendor— Affected before 2803.v1a_f77ffcc773 Fixed in 2803.v1a_f77ffcc773 Patch available GHSA-mqc2-w9r8-mmxm

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:jenkins:pipeline\:_groovy:*:*:*:*:*:jenkins:*:*_groovyVulnerableJenkins
  • cpe:2.3:a:jenkins:pipeline\:_groovy:*:*:*:*:*:jenkins:*:* Versions _groovy Vulnerable ·Jenkins

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA Jenkins Pipeline: Groovy Plugin (Jenkins project) Fixed in 2759.2761.vd6e8d2a_15980, 2746.2748.v365128b_c26d7
  • Fix · GHSA-mqc2-w9r8-mmxm org.jenkins-ci.plugins.workflow:workflow-cps (Maven) Fixed in 2803.v1a_f77ffcc773 Advisory →

Red Hat 4 advisories

  • RHSA-2023:3198 Released 2023-05-17 · Red Hat rating Critical
    jenkins and jenkins-2-plugins security update
    • OpenShift Developer Tools and Services for OCP 4.11 for RHEL 8 jenkins-2-plugins-4.11.1683009941-1.el8, jenkins-2.387.1.1683009763-3.el8
  • RHSA-2023:1064 Released 2023-03-06 · Red Hat rating Critical
    OpenShift Developer Tools and Services for OCP 4.12 security update
    • OpenShift Developer Tools and Services for OCP 4.12 jenkins-2-plugins-4.12.1675702407-1.el8
  • RHSA-2023:0777 Released 2023-02-23 · Red Hat rating Critical
    OpenShift Container Platform 4.9.56 security update
    • Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.9 jenkins-2-plugins-4.9.1675668922-1.el8, jenkins-2.361.1.1675668150-1.el8
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  • RHSA-2023:0560 Released 2023-02-08 · Red Hat rating Critical
    OpenShift Container Platform 4.10.51 security update
    • Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.10 jenkins-2-plugins-4.10.1675144701-1.el8

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Critical. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 3.11AffectedNo fix planned: Out of support scope
OpenShift Developer Tools and Services for OCP 4.11 for RHEL 8Fixed RHSA-2023:3198
OpenShift Developer Tools and Services for OCP 4.12Fixed RHSA-2023:1064
Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.10Fixed RHSA-2023:0560
Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.9Fixed RHSA-2023:0777
Not affected: 4 products
  • OpenShift Developer Tools and Services for OCP 4.11 for RHEL 8
  • OpenShift Developer Tools and Services for OCP 4.12
  • Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.10
  • Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.9

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2022-43402
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-mqc2-w9r8-mmxm

References

Advisory 3

Other 1

  • TI-2019-15875 Protection mechanism failure in Jenkins Pipeline: Groovy Plugin KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.9
  • TI-2019-15846 A sandbox bypass vulnerability exists in Pipeline: Groovy Plugin 2.61 and earlier in… CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2019-15847 A sandbox bypass vulnerability exists in Pipeline: Declarative Plugin 1.3.3 and earlier… CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2023-11034 Cross-site scripting in Jenkins Pipeline: Build Step Plugin CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.4
  • TI-2019-15886 A sandbox bypass vulnerability in Jenkins Pipeline: Groovy Plugin 2.64 and earlier allows… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2022-08895 Protection mechanism failure in Jenkins Pipeline: Shared Groovy Libraries Plugin CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
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Sources

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