VDB-366391 · CVE-2026-48922 · GCVE-0-2026-48922

Credentials Binding Plugin up to 720.v3f6decef43ea_ on Jenkins privilege escalation

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as critical has been reported in Credentials Binding Plugin up to 720.v3f6decef43ea_ on Jenkins. This vulnerability affects unknown code. This manipulation causes Remote Privilege Escalation. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2026-48922. The attack can be initiated remotely. There is not any exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Credentials Binding Plugin up to 720.v3f6decef43ea_ on Jenkins. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a remote privilege escalation vulnerability. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Jenkins Credentials Binding Plugin 720.v3f6decef43ea_ and earlier does not properly sanitize file names for file and zip file credentials, allowing attackers able to provide credentials to a job to write files to arbitrary locations on the node filesystem, which can lead to remote code execution if Jenkins is configured to allow a low-privileged user to configure file or zip file credentials used for a job running on the built-in node.

It is possible to read the advisory at jenkins.io. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2026-48922 since 05/26/2026. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 05/27/2026).

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

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Productinfo

Type

Jenkins Plugin

Name

Credentials Binding Plugin

Version

720.v3f6decef43ea_

CPE 2.3info

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CPE 2.2info

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CVSSv4info

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VulDB Reliability: 🔍

CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.3

VulDB Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Temp Score: 6.3
VulDB Vector: 🔒
VulDB Reliability: 🔍

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Privilege escalation
CWE: Unknown
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ATT&CK: 🔒

Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

Availability: 🔒
Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
Status: 🔍

0-Day Time: 🔒

Timelineinfo

05/26/2026 CVE reserved
05/27/2026 +1 days Advisory disclosed
05/27/2026 +0 days VulDB entry created
05/27/2026 +0 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: jenkins.io
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2026-48922 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-48922
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-366391

Entryinfo

Created: 05/27/2026 18:53
Changes: 05/27/2026 18:53 (51)
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Cache ID: 216::103