CVE-2026-117618

jenkins: Jenkins: Unauthorized administrator account creation via setup wizard race condition

Published Oct 28, 2026 CVSS 3.1 · 8.1 High EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
In Jenkins 2.587 and earlier, LTS 2.580.1 and earlier, the HTTP endpoint for creating the first user account does not check whether the setup wizard has been completed, resulting in a race condition that allows unauthenticated attackers to create an administrator account while the initial user account is being replaced.

Remediation

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Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

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Title Race Condition Leading to Unauthenticated Administrator Creation in Jenkins jenkins: Jenkins: Unauthorized administrator account creation via setup wizard race condition
Weaknesses CWE-367
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Title Race Condition Leading to Unauthenticated Administrator Creation in Jenkins
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Title Race Condition Allows Unauthenticated Administrator Account Creation in Jenkins
Weaknesses CWE-409
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Weaknesses CWE-362
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:jenkins:jenkins:*:*:*:*:-:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:jenkins:jenkins:*:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 8.1, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}

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Title Race Condition Allows Unauthenticated Administrator Account Creation in Jenkins
Weaknesses CWE-409
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First Time appeared Jenkins
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Vendors & Products Jenkins
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Description In Jenkins 2.587 and earlier, LTS 2.580.1 and earlier, the HTTP endpoint for creating the first user account does not check whether the setup wizard has been completed, resulting in a race condition that allows unauthenticated attackers to create an administrator account while the initial user account is being replaced.
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
jenkins
Published
Updated
Nov 5, 2026, 7:25 PM
Reserved
Oct 27, 2026, 1:10 PM
Status
Modified
Published
Oct 28, 2026, 5:18 PM
Modified
Nov 5, 2026, 8:17 PM
Severity
Important
Public date
Oct 28, 2026, 4:48 PM