TI-2026-38524 Aliases CVE-2026-53442 GHSA-m6wv-wh8g-64xc

Jenkins 2.567 and earlier, LTS 2.555.2 and earlier does not encrypt secrets from POST…

LOW 23CWE-311Published 2026-06-10 · Updated 2026-06-10

Key facts

Attack vector: Network
Privileges required: None
User interaction: None
Attack complexity: Low
Impact type: Information disclosure
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-311.

Summary

Jenkins 2.567 and earlier, LTS 2.555.2 and earlier does not encrypt secrets from POST config.xml submissions before storing them in job configurations unencrypted in job config.xml files on the Jenkins controller where they can be viewed by users with Item/Extended Read permission, or access to the Jenkins controller file system.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV

EPSS 0.00182 7th percentileScored 2026-11-07

Fix Partial Jenkins (Jenkins Project): 2.568, 2.555.3org.jenkins-ci.main:jenkins-core (Maven): 2.555.3, 2.568Red Hat: 1 without a fix

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-m6wv-wh8g-64xc
—	org.jenkins-ci.main:jenkins-core (Maven)	2.556 to before 2.568	2.568	Patch available	GHSA-m6wv-wh8g-64xc

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-m6wv-wh8g-64xc
org.jenkins-ci.main:jenkins-core (Maven) Vendor— Affected 2.556 to before 2.568 Fixed in 2.568 Patch available GHSA-m6wv-wh8g-64xc

CPE configurations NVD · 2

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:a:jenkins:jenkins:::::lts:::*	before 2.555.3	Vulnerable	Jenkins
cpe:2.3:a:jenkins:jenkins:::::-:::*	before 2.568	Vulnerable	Jenkins

cpe:2.3:a:jenkins:jenkins:*:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* Versions before 2.555.3 Vulnerable ·Jenkins
cpe:2.3:a:jenkins:jenkins:*:*:*:*:-:*:*:* Versions before 2.568 Vulnerable ·Jenkins

Remediation

Fix · CNA Jenkins (Jenkins Project) Fixed in 2.568, 2.555.3
Fix · GHSA-m6wv-wh8g-64xc org.jenkins-ci.main:jenkins-core (Maven) Fixed in 2.555.3 Advisory →
Fix · GHSA-m6wv-wh8g-64xc 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 · 2026-06-10
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-2026-38519 Open redirect in JenkinsPriority LOW 20
Show all 8 records → Advisory →

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-2026-53442
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-m6wv-wh8g-64xc

References

Advisory 2

Other 3

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

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Sources

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