CVE-2020-2167 json
RCE vulnerability in Jenkins OpenShift Pipeline Plugin
published 2020-03-25 6 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also GHSA-264w-xrr7-6qqg , EUVD-2022-1914
- cvss
- 8.8
- version 3.1, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 2.1%
- EPSS 2.1% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 81%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
Jenkins OpenShift Pipeline Plugin 1.0.56 and earlier does not configure its YAML parser to prevent the instantiation of arbitrary types, resulting in a remote code execution vulnerability.
Patch / fix
- maven com.openshift.jenkins:openshift-pipeline 1.0.57
- jenkins-2-plugins openshift 3.11 3.11.1585050035-1.el7
- jenkins openshift 3.11 2.204.2.1585048146-1.el7
red hat advisories RHSA-2020:0964
Vendor advisories
What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.
red hat product security vex CVE-2020-2167 updated cvss 8.8
openshift/jenkins-plugin: Deserialization in snakeyaml YAML() objects allows for remote code execution
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Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 3.11 jenkins 2.204.2.1585048146-1.el7, jenkins-2-plugins 3.11.1585050035-1.el7fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2020:0964
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Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4 jenkins-2-pluginsnot affected: vulnerable code not present
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Exploit prediction
2.08% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 81% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.1 | 8.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| NVD | 2.0 | 6.5 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P |
| GitHub | 3.1 | 8.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
Affected packages
| ecosystem | package | affected | fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| maven | com.openshift.jenkins:openshift-pipeline | <1.0.57 |
1.0.57 |
Affected products
- Jenkins project Jenkins OpenShift Pipeline Plugin
Classification
References
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jenkins.io
/security/advisory/2020-03-25/#SECURITY-1739
web, vendor-advisory
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openwall.com
/lists/oss-security/2020/03/25/2
mailing-list, web, third-party-advisory
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nvd.nist.gov
/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-2167
advisory
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github.com
/jenkinsci/openshift-pipeline-plugin
package
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2020-2167
- GitHub Advisory GHSA-264w-xrr7-6qqg
- NVD CVE-2020-2167
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