Jenkins Project up to 2.579.x Agent cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Jenkins Project Jenkins up to 2.579.x. It has been rated as problematic. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component Agent. The manipulation leads to cross site scripting. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2026-117622. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. There is no exploit available. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Jenkins Project Jenkins up to 2.579.x and classified as problematic. This issue affects an unknown function of the component Agent. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-79. The product does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes user-controllable input before it is placed in output that is used as a web page that is served to other users. Impacted is integrity. The summary by CVE is:

Jenkins 2.587 and earlier, LTS 2.580.1 and earlier allows agents to send exceptions implementing the Stapler HttpResponse interface to the controller, resulting in a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability exploitable by attackers in control of agent processes.

It is possible to read the advisory at jenkins.io. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2026-117622 since 10/27/2026. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1059.007 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

Upgrading to version 2.580.x eliminates this vulnerability.

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Productinfo

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CPE 2.3info

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 3.5
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 3.4

VulDB Base Score: 3.5
VulDB Temp Score: 3.4
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Cross site scripting
CWE: CWE-79 / CWE-94 / CWE-74
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ATT&CK: 🔒

Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

Availability: 🔒
Status: Not defined
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Threat Intelligenceinfo

Interest: 🔍
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
Status: 🔍

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Upgrade: Jenkins 2.580.x

Timelineinfo

10/27/2026 CVE reserved
10/28/2026 +1 days Advisory disclosed
10/28/2026 +0 days VulDB entry created
10/28/2026 +0 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: jenkins.io
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2026-117622 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-117622
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-428099

Entryinfo

Created: 10/28/2026 18:27
Changes: 10/28/2026 18:27 (55)
Complete: 🔍
Cache ID: 216::103

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