Description
Jenkins Git client Plugin 6.4.0 and earlier does not not correctly escape the path to the workspace directory as part of an argument in a temporary shell script generated by the plugin, allowing attackers able to control the workspace directory name to inject arbitrary OS commands.
Affected products
jenkins: git client
References1
- www.jenkins.io/security/advisory/2025-12-10/#SECURITY-3614 Vendor Advisory
Metrics
- CVSS 3.1
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5.0
MEDIUM
Score source: CNA
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L - EPSS — exploit probability
- 0% percentile: 14 · as of 11 November 2026
- CWE
- CWE-78
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