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CVE-2019-1003029 · EUVD no mirror located · GCVE no mirror located Verified 2026-06-22

Jenkins Script Security Plugin vulnerability

Jenkins Script Security Plugin contains a sandbox bypass vulnerability that allows attackers to execute arbitrary code by circumventing the plugin's protection mechanisms.

Verdict

Today item — known-exploited.

An attacker can bypass the Script Security Plugin sandbox to execute arbitrary code within Jenkins. This vulnerability has been actively exploited in the wild and poses a critical risk to Jenkins deployments.

CISA KEV Yes · 2022-04-253EPSS 0.74251 (verify live)4
01

Is it exploitable?

— the evidence, ranked above the score
Reported exploitation
2 independent public reports of in-the-wild exploitation are cataloged.Distinct reporting sources (vendor, incident response, government); open them for the underlying claims.
Exploited in the wild
Listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog (added 2022-04-25).
CISA KEV ↗Confirmed
Probability (EPSS)
EPSS 0.74251 — modeled likelihood of exploitation activity.EPSS is a daily-changing model output — open the source for today's value.
Severity / affected
Affected: Jenkins, Script Security Plugin. Confirm exact fixed builds in the vendor advisory.
NVD ↗Reported
02

Who’s exploiting it?

— attribution turns risk into urgency
Attribution not established

No confirmed (advisory-backed) threat-actor attribution is established for this record. Absence of a named actor is not absence of compromise — see Coverage & confidence.

03

Why it matters

— the attack path, told twice: adversary, then board
1

Front door — unauthenticated access narrative 1

Attacker
I identify that the target runs Jenkins with the Script Security Plugin installed.
Business
Jenkins administrators rely on the Script Security Plugin to enforce code execution restrictions.
2

Keys to the kingdom — privilege/identity takeover narrative 2

Attacker
I craft a malicious script that exploits the sandbox bypass to execute arbitrary code.
Business
The sandbox protection mechanism fails to prevent unauthorized code execution.
3

Lateral reach — past segmentation narrative 3

Attacker
I execute the script within the Jenkins environment to gain code execution privileges.
Business
Attackers gain the ability to run arbitrary commands with Jenkins process privileges.
4

Data at risk — exfiltration narrative 4

Attacker
I use this access to exfiltrate credentials, modify build pipelines, or establish persistence.
Business
Compromised Jenkins instances can be leveraged to attack downstream systems and supply chain targets.
04

What to do

— defensible action
  • Remediate per the vendor advisory — confirm the fixed build for your version and verify exposure.1
Say it to the boardA vulnerability with this evidence profile is a defensible budget line, not a backlog ticket — fund the change against the proof above.
05

Coverage & confidence

— what we know, and what we don’t

Established (cited)

  • KEV listing (CISA)
  • EPSS probability (FIRST)
  • 2 reported-exploitation source(s)
  • Catalogued by jenkins (CNA)
  • Coverage gaps — stated, not hidden

  • No EUVD / GCVE mirror in feed — single-authority dependency for the identifier.
  • EPSS & exposure are time-varying; verify live at the source.
  • Threat-actor attribution not established from feed data — absence of a name is not absence of compromise.
  • No finder/reporter credit recorded in the public CVE entry — the work behind this find is unattributed.
  • Disclosure & credit2
    Catalogued by jenkinsCNA
    Credited with finding itNo finder named in the public CVE record — the work behind this find is unattributed.