Jenkins 2.587 and earlier, LTS 2.580.1 and earlier converts the launch commands in older agent configurations into launchers provided by th…

published 2026-10-28 11 d ago modified 2026-11-05 3 d ago also EUVD-2026-112179

cvss: 8.8; version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 0.4%; EPSS 0.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 34%
public exploits: 0; none known

Jenkins 2.587 and earlier, LTS 2.580.1 and earlier converts the launch commands in older agent configurations into launchers provided by the Command Agent Launcher Plugin without checking whether they have been approved by an administrator, allowing attackers with Agent/Configure permission to execute arbitrary code in the context of the Jenkins controller JVM.

Patch / fix

fixed in 1

Jenkins Project Jenkins 2.588

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-2026-117614 updated 2026-11-05 cvss 8.8

jenkins: jenkins: Arbitrary code execution via legacy agent launch command conversion

Red Hat All currently supported Red Hat products
not affected: vulnerable code not present

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CISA SSVC

Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Technical impact: total
Assessed: 3 d ago (2026-11-05)

Exploit prediction

0.40% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 34% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
CISA ADP	3.1	8.8	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD	3.1	8.8	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CNA	3.1	8.8	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected products

Jenkins Project Jenkins

Classification

Weakness

CWE-862 Missing Authorization

Technology feeds

Jenkins rss critical rss

References

jenkins.io /security/advisory/2026-10-28/#SECURITY-4123
vendor-advisory, mitigation

Sources

CVE List CVE-2026-117614
NVD CVE-2026-117614

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Summary