8.8

CVE-2026-117620: jenkins

Analyzed
AliasesCGA-464c-3q7g-742xCGA-5rqx-vf9f-6fcvCGA-8w9g-vphg-9pxv
Published 28-10-2026Last modified 28-10-2026

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2026-117620 is a high (CVSS 8.8) vulnerability in jenkins. EPSS estimates a 0.38% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 31.9% of scored vulnerabilities.

Priority
Routine

Not severe (CVSS 8.8, network access); no exploitation reported by the 5 checked sources

Source freshness unavailable

How is this decided?
CVSS score
8.8/10
010
High · v3.1 (NVD)
EPSS score
0.38%
0%100%
Low · Change unavailable
KEVNot listedNot listed by any tracked catalog.
RansomwareNot flaggedNo ransomware use recorded.
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 28-10-2026
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.

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.

CVSS metrics

1 score · 1 source · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

0.38%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

32%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

Change unavailable

Change unavailable

29-10-202603-11-2026

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.

Chainguard3 products
  • jenkins-2.555All versions (No fix recorded)
  • jenkins-2.568All versions (No fix recorded)
  • jenkins-2.580All versions (No fix recorded)
Jenkins1 product

2 vendors · 4 products

References

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