Description
Jenkins 2.587 and earlier, LTS 2.580.1 and earlier follows symbolic links when copying the directory of an item being renamed, allowing attackers with Item/Create and Item/Configure permission to read arbitrary files on the Jenkins controller file system.
Affected products
jenkins: jenkins
References1
- www.jenkins.io/security/advisory/2026-10-28/#SECURITY-4187 MitigationVendor Advisory
Metrics
- CVSS 3.1
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6.5
MEDIUM
Score source: NVD
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - EPSS — exploit probability
- 0% percentile: 37 · as of 3 November 2026
- CWE
- CWE-59
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