Jenkins up to 2.540/LTS 2.528.2 HTTP-based CLI Connection denial of service

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Jenkins up to 2.540/LTS 2.528.2. It has been classified as problematic. The affected element is an unknown function of the component HTTP-based CLI Connection Handler. The manipulation leads to denial of service. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2025-67635. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. No exploit exists. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Jenkins up to 2.540/LTS 2.528.2. It has been rated as problematic. This issue affects an unknown code block of the component HTTP-based CLI Connection Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a denial of service vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-404. The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use. Impacted is availability. The summary by CVE is:

Jenkins 2.540 and earlier, LTS 2.528.2 and earlier does not properly close HTTP-based CLI connections when the connection stream becomes corrupted, allowing unauthenticated attackers to cause a denial of service.

It is possible to read the advisory at jenkins.io. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2025-67635 since 12/09/2025. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1499 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 278129 (Jenkins LTS < 2.528.3 / Jenkins weekly < 2.541 Multiple Vulnerabilities), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (278129). Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.1

VulDB Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Temp Score: 5.1
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Denial of service
CWE: CWE-404
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

Availability: 🔒
Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 278129
Nessus Name: Jenkins LTS < 2.528.3 / Jenkins weekly < 2.541 Multiple Vulnerabilities

Threat Intelligenceinfo

Interest: 🔍
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Timelineinfo

12/09/2025 CVE reserved
12/10/2025 +1 days Advisory disclosed
12/10/2025 +0 days VulDB entry created
12/11/2025 +1 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: jenkins.io
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2025-67635 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2025-67635
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-335627

Entryinfo

Created: 12/10/2025 20:17
Updated: 12/11/2025 10:09
Changes: 12/10/2025 20:17 (54), 12/11/2025 10:09 (2)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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