Cross-site scripting in Jenkins
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Cross-site scripting
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- Partial Red Hat: 11 fixed, 1 without a fix
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-79.
Summary
In Jenkins 2.579 and earlier, LTS 2.568.2 and earlier, the system log viewer does not escape log record metadata (source, level, and timestamp) resulting in a stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability exploitable by attackers in control of agent processes.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Total
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 | — | 2.580, 2.568.3 | Patch available | CNA |
- Jenkins VendorJenkins Affected — Fixed in 2.580, 2.568.3 Patch available CNA
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Jenkins (Jenkins Project) Fixed in 2.580, 2.568.3
Red Hat 11 advisories
- RHSA-2026:88159 Released 2026-10-22 · Red Hat rating CriticalRelease of Red Hat OpenShift Developer Tools - Openshift Jenkins 4.17 security update.
- OpenShift Developer Tools and Services 4.17 registry.redhat.io/ocp-tools-4/jenkins-rhel9
- RHSA-2026:88158 Released 2026-10-22 · Red Hat rating CriticalRelease of Red Hat OpenShift Developer Tools - Openshift Jenkins 4.19 security update.
- OpenShift Developer Tools and Services 4.19 registry.redhat.io/ocp-tools-4/jenkins-rhel9
- RHSA-2026:88157 Released 2026-10-22 · Red Hat rating CriticalRelease of Red Hat OpenShift Developer Tools - Openshift Jenkins 4.20 security update.
- OpenShift Developer Tools and Services 4.20 registry.redhat.io/ocp-tools-4/jenkins-rhel9
Show 8 more Red Hat advisories
- RHSA-2026:88156 Released 2026-10-22 · Red Hat rating CriticalRelease of Red Hat OpenShift Developer Tools - Openshift Jenkins 4.16 security update.
- OpenShift Developer Tools and Services 4.16 registry.redhat.io/ocp-tools-4/jenkins-rhel9
- RHSA-2026:88155 Released 2026-10-22 · Red Hat rating CriticalRelease of Red Hat OpenShift Developer Tools - Openshift Jenkins 4.21 security update.
- OpenShift Developer Tools and Services 4.21 registry.redhat.io/ocp-tools-4/jenkins-rhel9
- RHSA-2026:88154 Released 2026-10-22 · Red Hat rating CriticalRelease of Red Hat OpenShift Developer Tools - Openshift Jenkins 4.22 security update.
- OpenShift Developer Tools and Services 4.22 registry.redhat.io/ocp-tools-4/jenkins-rhel9
- RHSA-2026:88153 Released 2026-10-22 · Red Hat rating CriticalRelease of Red Hat OpenShift Developer Tools - Openshift Jenkins 4.18 security update.
- OpenShift Developer Tools and Services 4.18 registry.redhat.io/ocp-tools-4/jenkins-rhel9
- RHSA-2026:88151 Released 2026-10-22 · Red Hat rating CriticalRelease of Red Hat OpenShift Developer Tools - Openshift Jenkins 4.14 security update.
- OpenShift Developer Tools and Services 4.14 registry.redhat.io/ocp-tools-4/jenkins-rhel8
- RHSA-2026:88152 Released 2026-10-22 · Red Hat rating CriticalRelease of Red Hat OpenShift Developer Tools - Openshift Jenkins 4.12 security update.
- OpenShift Developer Tools and Services 4.12 registry.redhat.io/ocp-tools-4/jenkins-rhel8
- RHSA-2026:88149 Released 2026-10-22 · Red Hat rating CriticalRelease of Red Hat OpenShift Developer Tools - Openshift Jenkins 4.13 security update.
- OpenShift Developer Tools and Services 4.13 registry.redhat.io/ocp-tools-4/jenkins-rhel8
- RHSA-2026:88150 Released 2026-10-22 · Red Hat rating CriticalRelease of Red Hat OpenShift Developer Tools - Openshift Jenkins 4.15 security update.
- OpenShift Developer Tools and Services 4.15 registry.redhat.io/ocp-tools-4/jenkins-rhel8
Fixed in the same release
Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.
- Advisory ·
Jenkins — Jenkins Security Advisory 2026-09-02
13 records Highest priority Priority MEDIUM 4 MEDIUM, 9 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2026-58187 Deserialization of untrusted data in JenkinsPriority MEDIUM 41
- TI-2026-58185 Mass assignment in JenkinsPriority MEDIUM 41
- TI-2026-58190 Deserialization of untrusted data in JenkinsPriority MEDIUM 40
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Important. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| OpenShift Developer Tools and Services | Affected | No fix yet |
| OpenShift Developer Tools and Services 4.12 | Fixed | RHSA-2026:88152 |
| OpenShift Developer Tools and Services 4.13 | Fixed | RHSA-2026:88149 |
| OpenShift Developer Tools and Services 4.14 | Fixed | RHSA-2026:88151 |
| OpenShift Developer Tools and Services 4.15 | Fixed | RHSA-2026:88150 |
| OpenShift Developer Tools and Services 4.16 | Fixed | RHSA-2026:88156 |
| OpenShift Developer Tools and Services 4.17 | Fixed | RHSA-2026:88159 |
| OpenShift Developer Tools and Services 4.18 | Fixed | RHSA-2026:88153 |
| OpenShift Developer Tools and Services 4.19 | Fixed | RHSA-2026:88158 |
| OpenShift Developer Tools and Services 4.20 | Fixed | RHSA-2026:88157 |
| OpenShift Developer Tools and Services 4.21 | Fixed | RHSA-2026:88155 |
| OpenShift Developer Tools and Services 4.22 | Fixed | RHSA-2026:88154 |
Not affected: 11 products
- OpenShift Developer Tools and Services 4.12
- OpenShift Developer Tools and Services 4.13
- OpenShift Developer Tools and Services 4.14
- OpenShift Developer Tools and Services 4.15
- OpenShift Developer Tools and Services 4.16
- OpenShift Developer Tools and Services 4.17
- OpenShift Developer Tools and Services 4.18
- OpenShift Developer Tools and Services 4.19
- OpenShift Developer Tools and Services 4.20
- OpenShift Developer Tools and Services 4.21
- OpenShift Developer Tools and Services 4.22
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-84648
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-qgwr-f9q8-fxgq
- 2026-10-23 Fix available: RHSA-2026:88149 · Red Hat
- 2026-10-23 Fix available: RHSA-2026:88152 · Red Hat
- 2026-10-23 Fix available: RHSA-2026:88150 · Red Hat
- 2026-10-23 Fix available: RHSA-2026:88156 · Red Hat
- 2026-10-23 Fix available: RHSA-2026:88153 · Red Hat
- 2026-10-23 Fix available: RHSA-2026:88154 · Red Hat
- 2026-10-23 Fix available: RHSA-2026:88157 · Red Hat
- 2026-10-23 Fix available: RHSA-2026:88155 · Red Hat
- 2026-10-23 Fix available: RHSA-2026:88151 · Red Hat
- 2026-10-23 Fix available: RHSA-2026:88158 · Red Hat
- 2026-10-23 Fix available: RHSA-2026:88159 · Red Hat
- 2026-10-23 Fix available: OpenShift Developer Tools and Services 4.12, OpenShift Developer Tools and Services 4.13, OpenShift Developer Tools and Services 4.14 +8 · Red Hat
References
Advisory 1
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- 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-2026-84648 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-84648 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-qgwr-f9q8-fxgq · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2026-84648 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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