CVE-2024-23897

Exp

Jenkins 2.441 and earlier, LTS 2.426.2 and earlier does not disable a feature of its CLI command parser that replaces an '@' character followed by a file path in an argument with the file's contents, allowing unauthenticated attackers to read arbitrary files on the Jenkins controller file system.

Published: 2024-01-24 Last update: 2025-10-24 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Analyzed，CVE State: published
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CVE-2024-23897 is rated Critical Active Threat (99.3/100): CVSS Critical severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 94.45%, 100th percentile). CISA KEV confirms active exploitation (added 2024-08-19) affecting Jenkins / Jenkins Command Line Interface (CLI). a weakness (CWE-22) Unauthenticated remote administrative access may be possible. The CISA remediation deadline has passed—treat as an emergency patch priority.

Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.

CISA KEV Record for CVE-2024-23897

Name: Jenkins Command Line Interface (CLI) Path Traversal Vulnerability · CISA KEV detail

Exploit added: 2024-08-19

Action due: 2024-09-09

Required action: Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.

Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2024-23897

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
51993 exploit_db edb 2024-04-15 Exploit-DB ↗
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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2024-23897

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2025-11-21 94.35% 94.45% +0.10%
2 2025-11-18 94.47% 94.35% -0.12%
3 2025-10-01 — 94.47% —

Full EPSS history (30 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2024-23897

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
9.8 3.1 CRITICAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:N)
No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:H)
Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way.
Integrity (I:H)
They could widely tamper with or forge data—trust in the data is badly hurt.
Availability (A:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.
 3.9 5.9 [email protected]
9.8 3.1 CRITICAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:N)
No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:H)
Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way.
Integrity (I:H)
They could widely tamper with or forge data—trust in the data is badly hurt.
Availability (A:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.
 3.9 5.9 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2024-23897

GitHub Security Advisory for CVE-2024-23897

GHSA-6f9g-cxwr-q5jr · Severity: critical · Ecosystem: maven — Arbitrary file read vulnerability through the Jenkins CLI can lead to RCE

OS Trackers for CVE-2024-23897

vendor priority summary link
alpine — CVE-2024-23897: 1 source package rows (jenkins); 24 state rows across 4 repos (3.19-community, 3.20-community, 3.22-community, edge-community); fixed 0, open 24. https://security.alpinelinux.org/vuln/CVE-2024-23897
redhat critical — https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-23897

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2024-23897

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
jenkins jenkins < 2.426.3 cpe:2.3:a:jenkins:jenkins:*:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
jenkins jenkins < 2.442 cpe:2.3:a:jenkins:jenkins:*:*:*:*:-:*:*:*

References for CVE-2024-23897

URL Tags
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/176839/Jenkins-2.441-LTS-2.426.3-CVE-2024-23897-Scanner.html Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/176840/Jenkins-2.441-LTS-2.426.3-Arbitrary-File-Read.html Exploit Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/01/24/6 Mailing List
https://www.jenkins.io/security/advisory/2024-01-24/#SECURITY-3314 Vendor Advisory
https://www.sonarsource.com/blog/excessive-expansion-uncovering-critical-security-vulnerabilities-in-jenkins/ Exploit Press/Media Coverage
https://www.vicarius.io/vsociety/posts/the-anatomy-of-a-jenkins-vulnerability-cve-2024-23897-revealed-1 Exploit Third Party Advisory
https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2024-23897 US Government Resource
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