High

Jenkins has a link following vulnerability allows arbitrary file creation

  • Disclosed: 18.03.2026
  • Updated: 11.10.2026 13:20

Jenkins 2.554 and earlier, LTS 2.541.2 and earlier does not safely handle symbolic links during the extraction of .tar and .tar.gz archives, allowing crafted archives to write files to arbitrary locations on the filesystem, restricted only by file system access permissions of the user running Jenkins. This can be exploited to deploy malicious scripts or plugins on the controller by attackers with Item/Configure permission, or able to control agent processes.

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PlatformPackageVulnerable versionsFixed in
Java / Kotlin (Maven) org.jenkins-ci.main:jenkins-core < 2.555 2.555

References

CVSS score 8.8/10
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness (CWE)
CWE-59, CWE-61
Platform
Java / Kotlin (Maven)
Package
org.jenkins-ci.main:jenkins-core
Disclosed
18.03.2026
Updated
11.10.2026 13:20

Sources and licenses

OSV / GitHub Advisory Database - GHSA-r6qv-frpc-q66c - CC BY 4.0

Vulnerability history: org.jenkins-ci.main:jenkins-core

All published vulnerabilities of this package (Java / Kotlin (Maven)), newest first. Shows whether this is a one-off slip or a package that needs watching.

All (259) in the archive
Total entries
259
First → latest
01.2022 06.2026
Without a fix
1
Exploited in attacks
4

Severity breakdown

  • Critical 19
  • High 62
  • Medium 158
  • Low 20

Disclosures per year

  1. 2022: 213
  2. 2023: 14
  3. 2024: 6
  4. 2025: 14
  5. 2026: 12
Severity:
  1. High · 8.0 CVE-2026-53441 >= 2.483, < 2.568 2.568
  2. Jenkins has a link following vulnerability allows arbitrary file creation this entry
    High · 8.8 CVE-2026-33001 < 2.555 2.555
  3. High · 7.5 CVE-2026-33002 >= 2.442, < 2.555 2.555
  4. High · 8.0 CVE-2026-27099 >= 2.542, < 2.551, >= 2.483, < 2.541.2 2.551, 2.541.2
  5. High · 7.5 CVE-2025-67635 >= 2.529, < 2.541, < 2.528.3 2.541, 2.528.3
  6. High · 9.0 CVE-2024-43044 < 2.452.4, >= 2.460, < 2.462.1, >= 2.470, < 2.471 2.452.4, 2.462.1, 2.471
  7. Critical · 9.8 Exploited in attacks CVE-2024-23897 >= 1.606, < 2.426.3, >= 2.427, < 2.440.1, >= 2.441, < 2.442 2.426.3, 2.440.1, 2.442
  8. High · 8.8 CVE-2024-23898 >= 2.217, < 2.426.3, >= 2.427, < 2.442, = 2.441 2.426.3, 2.442
  9. High · 7.0 CVE-2023-43496 >= 2.50, < 2.414.2, >= 2.415, < 2.424 2.414.2, 2.424
  10. High · 8.0 CVE-2023-43495 >= 2.50, < 2.414.2, >= 2.415, < 2.424 2.414.2, 2.424
  11. High · 8.0 CVE-2023-39151 >= 2.402, < 2.414.1, < 2.401.3, >= 2.415, < 2.416 2.414.1, 2.401.3, 2.416
  12. High · 8.0 CVE-2023-35141 < 2.400 2.400
  13. High · 8.8 CVE-2023-27898 >= 2.376, < 2.394, < 2.375.4 2.394, 2.375.4
  14. High · 7.0 CVE-2023-27899 >= 2.376, < 2.387.1, < 2.375.4, >= 2.388, < 2.394 2.387.1, 2.375.4, 2.394
  15. High · 7.5 CVE-2023-27901 >= 2.388, < 2.394, < 2.375.4, >= 2.376, < 2.387.1 2.394, 2.375.4, 2.387.1
  16. High · 8.0 CVE-2022-41224 >= 2.367, < 2.370 2.370
  17. High · 8.0 CVE-2022-34170 >= 2.350, < 2.356, >= 2.320, < 2.332.4, >= 2.346, < 2.346.1 2.356, 2.332.4, 2.346.1
  18. High · 7.5 CVE-2022-34175 >= 2.335, < 2.356 2.356
  19. High · 8.0 CVE-2022-34173 >= 2.340, < 2.356 2.356
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