LoadNinja Plugin up to 2.1 on Jenkins Controller File System permission

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in LoadNinja Plugin up to 2.1 on Jenkins. It has been classified as critical. The impacted element is an unknown function of the component Controller File System Handler. The manipulation leads to permission. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2026-33003. No exploit is available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in LoadNinja Plugin up to 2.1 on Jenkins and classified as critical. This issue affects an unknown code block of the component Controller File System Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a permission vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-275. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Jenkins LoadNinja Plugin 2.1 and earlier stores LoadNinja API keys unencrypted in job config.xml files on the Jenkins controller where they can be viewed by users with Item/Extended Read permission or access to the Jenkins controller file system.

The advisory is shared at jenkins.io. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2026-33003 since 03/17/2026. The exploitation is known to be easy. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 03/24/2026). MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1222 for this issue.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at CERT Bund (WID-SEC-2026-0779). Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

Affected

  • Jenkins Jenkins

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CPE 2.3info

CPE 2.2info

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 4.9
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.9

VulDB Base Score: 5.5
VulDB Temp Score: 5.5
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VulDB Reliability: 🔍

ADP CISA Base Score: 4.3
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Permission
CWE: CWE-275 / CWE-266
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Partially

Availability: 🔒
Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

03/17/2026 CVE reserved
03/18/2026 +1 days Advisory disclosed
03/18/2026 +0 days VulDB entry created
03/24/2026 +6 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: jenkins.io
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2026-33003 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-33003
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-351545
CERT Bund: WID-SEC-2026-0779 - Jenkins: Mehrere Schwachstellen

Entryinfo

Created: 03/18/2026 17:13
Updated: 03/24/2026 17:06
Changes: 03/18/2026 17:13 (54), 03/19/2026 10:51 (7), 03/22/2026 12:44 (11), 03/24/2026 17:06 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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