GitHub Advisoryadvisory · Maven

GHSA-m6wv-wh8g-64xc Jenkins does not encrypt secrets from POST config.xml submissions before storing them in job configurations

MEDIUM Published 2026-06-10 Modified 2026-08-13 Official page ↗
Aliases
CVE-2026-53442
Ecosystem
Maven
Packages
org.jenkins-ci.main:jenkins-core
Severity
Moderate
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
Weaknesses
CWE-311
Reviewed
2026-08-13

Affected packages

• Maven org.jenkins-ci.main:jenkins-core: < 2.555.3 → fixed in 2.555.3 • Maven org.jenkins-ci.main:jenkins-core: >= 2.556, < 2.568 → fixed in 2.568

Description

Jenkins 2.567 and earlier, LTS 2.555.2 and earlier does not encrypt secrets from POST config.xml submissions before storing them in job configurations 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.

Related

Alias · CVE (1)

  • CVE-2026-53442 Jenkins 2.567 and earlier, LTS 2.555.2 and earlier does not encrypt secrets from POST config.xml submissions before storing them in job… vulnerability

Weakness · CWE (1)

  • CWE-311 Missing Encryption of Sensitive Data weakness

References