Vulnerability · Published Oct 28, 2026 · Assigned by jenkins
CVE-2026-117620
High 8.8
In plain English
A high-severity code injection 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 0.4% (higher than 35% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS 3.1)8.8High
Exploit odds (30 days)0.4%top 64.6% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
Jenkins 2.587 and earlier, LTS 2.580.1 and earlier allows attackers with Overall/Read permission to trigger warnings in the "Manage Old Data" feature that can be acted on by administrators to inject attacker-controlled data, overriding existing user account information, including login passwords.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Jenkins Project | Jenkins | see references |
Weakness: CWE-94 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
References
- Jenkins Security Advisory 2026-10-28 vendor-advisory