CVE-2026-53442

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.

Published: 2026-06-10 Last update: 2026-06-17 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Analyzed，CVE State: published
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CVE-2026-53442 is rated Low Risk (23.9/100): CVSS Medium severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.18%). Monitor for updates and reassess as exploit intelligence or EPSS changes.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2026-53442

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 2026-06-15 0.02% 0.18% +0.16%
2 2026-06-11 — 0.02% —

Full EPSS history (2 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2026-53442

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
5.3 3.1 MEDIUM
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N 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:L)
Some sensitive info could get out, but not a total data dump.
Integrity (I:N)
Data isn’t meaningfully altered or forged.
Availability (A:N)
Service keeps running; no real outage angle.
 3.9 1.4 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2026-53442

GitHub Security Advisory for CVE-2026-53442

GHSA-m6wv-wh8g-64xc · Severity: medium — Jenkins 2.567 and earlier, LTS 2.555.2 and earlier does not encrypt secrets from POST config.xml...

OS Trackers for CVE-2026-53442

vendor priority summary link
redhat medium — https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-53442

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2026-53442

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
jenkins jenkins < 2.555.3 cpe:2.3:a:jenkins:jenkins:*:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
jenkins jenkins < 2.568 cpe:2.3:a:jenkins:jenkins:*:*:*:*:-:*:*:*

References for CVE-2026-53442

cvelogic Threat Intelligence