9.9

CVE-2022-43401: jenkins project jenkins script security plugin

Modified
AliasesGHSA-7vr5-72w7-q6jc
Published 19-10-2022Last modified 03-08-2024

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2022-43401 is a critical (CVSS 9.9) vulnerability in jenkins project jenkins script security plugin. EPSS estimates a 1.54% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 74.9% of scored vulnerabilities.

Priority
Prioritisesevere

Severe, CVSS 9.9 (NVD); no exploitation reported by the 5 checked sources; EPSS 2% (FIRST, 03-11-2026)

Source freshness unavailable

How is this decided?
CVSS score
9.9/10
010
Critical · v3.1 (NVD)
EPSS score
1.54%
0%100%
Low · +0.22 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedNot listed by any tracked catalog.
RansomwareNot flaggedNo ransomware use recorded.
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 4
RHSA-2023:0560RHSA-2023:0777RHSA-2023:1064RHSA-2023:3198

Timeline

  1. 19-10-2022
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 03-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

A sandbox bypass vulnerability involving various casts performed implicitly by the Groovy language runtime in Jenkins Script Security Plugin 1183.v774b_0b_0a_a_451 and earlier allows attackers with permission to define and run sandboxed scripts, including Pipelines, to bypass the sandbox protection and execute arbitrary code in the context of the Jenkins controller JVM.

CVSS metrics

2 scores · 2 sources · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

1.54%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

75%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

Increase +0.22 pp

From 1.31% on 04-10-2026

04-10-202603-11-2026

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs
CISA KEV

Not in the CISA KEV catalog.

ENISA CNW

Not in the ENISA CNW catalog.

CIRCL

Not in the CIRCL catalog.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

No weakness data has been published for this record.

Affected systems

Version check

Known conditions: network-reachable, low-privilege account, no user interaction (CVSS vector). Other conditions: not stated in public data.

Jenkins1 product
Jenkins project1 product
Org.jenkins-ci.plugins1 product
  • script-security< 1184.v85d16b_d851b_3
Org.jenkins-ci.plugins.workflow1 product
  • workflow-cps< 2803.v1a_f77ffcc773

4 vendors · 4 products

References

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