6.5

CVE-2018-1999036: jenkins ssh_agent

CVSS: 6.5v3.0MediumModified
AliasesGHSA-wwgx-94v6-fc2p
Published 01-08-2018Last modified 16-09-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2018-1999036 is a medium (CVSS 6.5) vulnerability in jenkins ssh_agent. EPSS estimates a 1.37% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 71.6% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
26/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
6.5/10
010
Medium · v3.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
1.37%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 01-08-2018
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 16-09-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

An exposure of sensitive information vulnerability exists in Jenkins SSH Agent Plugin 1.15 and earlier in SSHAgentStepExecution.java that exposes the SSH private key password to users with permission to read the build log.

CVSS metrics

3 scores · 2 sources · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

1.37%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

72%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 1.37% on 20-09-2026

20-09-202620-10-2026
EPSS score
1.37%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Jenkins1 product
Org.jenkins-ci.plugins1 product
  • ssh-agent< 1.16

2 vendors · 2 products

References

4 links