Vulnerability · Published Nov 4, 2021 · Assigned by jenkins

CVE-2021-21687

Critical 9.1

In plain English

A critical-severity security flaw in Jenkins from Jenkins project. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 1.4% (higher than 73% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.

Severity (CVSS NVD)9.1Critical
Exploit odds (30 days)1.4%top 27.0% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

Jenkins 2.318 and earlier, LTS 2.303.2 and earlier does not check agent-to-controller access to create symbolic links when unarchiving a symbolic link in FilePath#untar.

Affected packages & fixed versions

EcosystemPackageFixed inAdvisory
Mavenorg.jenkins-ci.main:jenkins-core2.303.3GHSA-3q84-vrvx-rfvf
Mavenorg.jenkins-ci.main:jenkins-core2.319GHSA-3q84-vrvx-rfvf

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
Jenkins project Jenkins unspecified – through 2.318unspecified – through LTS 2.303.2

References