Missing authorization in Jenkins
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · None · None
- Fix status
- Partial Red Hat: 1 without a fix
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA, GitHub and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-862.
Summary
Missing permission checks in Jenkins 2.567 and earlier, LTS 2.555.2 and earlier allow attackers with Overall/Read permission to determine other users' configured timezone and to enumerate view names of other users' "My Views".
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jenkins | Jenkins | — | 2.568, 2.555.3 | Patch available | CNA |
| — | org.jenkins-ci.main:jenkins-core (Maven) | before 2.555.3 | 2.555.3 | Patch available | GHSA-g28p-6mcc-v4rv |
| — | org.jenkins-ci.main:jenkins-core (Maven) | 2.556 to before 2.568 | 2.568 | Patch available | GHSA-g28p-6mcc-v4rv |
- Jenkins VendorJenkins Affected — Fixed in 2.568, 2.555.3 Patch available CNA
- org.jenkins-ci.main:jenkins-core (Maven) Vendor— Affected before 2.555.3 Fixed in 2.555.3 Patch available GHSA-g28p-6mcc-v4rv
- org.jenkins-ci.main:jenkins-core (Maven) Vendor— Affected 2.556 to before 2.568 Fixed in 2.568 Patch available GHSA-g28p-6mcc-v4rv
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Jenkins (Jenkins Project) Fixed in 2.568, 2.555.3
- Fix · GHSA-g28p-6mcc-v4rv org.jenkins-ci.main:jenkins-core (Maven) Fixed in 2.555.3 Advisory →
- Fix · GHSA-g28p-6mcc-v4rv org.jenkins-ci.main:jenkins-core (Maven) Fixed in 2.568 Advisory →
Fixed in the same release
Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.
- Advisory ·
Jenkins — Jenkins Security Advisory 2026-06-10
8 records Highest priority Priority HIGH 1 HIGH, 7 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2026-38517 Deserialization of untrusted data in JenkinsPriority HIGH 72
- TI-2026-38523 Cross-site scripting in JenkinsPriority LOW 24
- TI-2026-38524 Jenkins 2.567 and earlier, LTS 2.555.2 and earlier does not encrypt secrets from POST…Priority LOW 23
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| OpenShift Developer Tools and Services | Affected | No fix yet: Fix deferred |
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-53439
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-g28p-6mcc-v4rv
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-2026-53439 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-53439 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-g28p-6mcc-v4rv · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2026-53439 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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