Jenkins Project Google Chat Notification Plugin up to 166.ve6b_de280f2e8 permission

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4.3$0-$5k1.19

Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in Jenkins Project Google Chat Notification Plugin up to 166.ve6b_de280f2e8. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality. Executing a manipulation can lead to permission. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2026-70442. The attack can be launched remotely. No exploit exists.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Jenkins Project Google Chat Notification Plugin up to 166.ve6b_de280f2e8. It has been declared as problematic. This vulnerability affects some unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a permission vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-275. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality. CVE summarizes:

Jenkins Google Chat Notification Plugin 166.ve6b_de280f2e8 and earlier does not set the appropriate context for credentials lookup, allowing attackers with Item/Configure permission to access and capture credentials they are not entitled to use.

The advisory is shared for download at jenkins.io. This vulnerability was named CVE-2026-70442 since 08/04/2026. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be initiated remotely. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The current price for an exploit might be approx. USD $0-$5k (estimation calculated on 08/05/2026). The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1222.

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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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 4.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.3

VulDB Base Score: 4.3
VulDB Temp Score: 4.3
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Exploitinginfo

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

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Status: Not defined
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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

08/04/2026 CVE reserved
08/05/2026 +1 days Advisory disclosed
08/05/2026 +0 days VulDB entry created
08/05/2026 +0 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: jenkins.io
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2026-70442 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-70442
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-386332

Entryinfo

Created: 08/05/2026 20:08
Changes: 08/05/2026 20:08 (52)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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