CVE-2023-32981: jenkins project jenkins pipeline utility steps plugin Out-of-bounds Write
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2023-32981 is a high (CVSS 8.8) Out-of-bounds Write vulnerability in jenkins project jenkins pipeline utility steps plugin. EPSS estimates a 1.02% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 63.3% of scored vulnerabilities.
Not severe (CVSS 8.8, network access); no exploitation reported by the 5 checked sources
Source freshness unavailable
How is this decided?Advisory lineage
Upstream 0 · Downstream 3Timeline
- 16-05-2023PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 23-01-2025Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
An arbitrary file write vulnerability in Jenkins Pipeline Utility Steps Plugin 2.15.2 and earlier allows attackers able to provide crafted archives as parameters to create or replace arbitrary files on the agent file system with attacker-specified content.
CVSS metrics
3 scores · 3 sources · 1 version- OSV · MavenEcosystem advisory · calculated6.3MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:LDiffers
- NVDNIST8.8HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS trend
Probability
1.02%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
63%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
No change 0.00 pp
From 1.02% on 04-10-2026
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogs
CISA KEVNot in the CISA KEV catalog.
ENISA CNWNot in the ENISA CNW catalog.
CIRCLNot in the CIRCL catalog.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Known conditions: network-reachable, low-privilege account, no user interaction (CVSS vector). Other conditions: not stated in public data.
Jenkins1 product
- pipeline_utility_steps≤ 2.15.2
Jenkins project1 product
Org.jenkins-ci.plugins1 product
- pipeline-utility-steps< 2.15.3
3 vendors · 3 products
