CVE-2026-117620

jenkins: jenkins: Privilege escalation via Manage Old Data feature

Published Oct 28, 2026 CVSS 3.1 · 8.8 High EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
Jenkins 2.587 and earlier, LTS 2.580.1 and earlier allows attackers with Overall/Read permission to trigger warnings in the "Manage Old Data" feature that can be acted on by administrators to inject attacker-controlled data, overriding existing user account information, including login passwords.

Remediation

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Advisories

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History
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Metrics ssvc

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

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Title jenkins: jenkins: Privilege escalation via Manage Old Data feature
Weaknesses CWE-267
References
Metrics threat_severity

None

threat_severity

Important

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Title Jenkins Manage Old Data Feature Allows Credential Overwrite
Weaknesses CWE-284
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Weaknesses CWE-94
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Title Jenkins Manage Old Data Feature Allows Credential Overwrite
Weaknesses CWE-284
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Title Jenkins 'Manage Old Data' feature allows credential override with read permission
Weaknesses CWE-284
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Weaknesses NVD-CWE-noinfo
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:jenkins:jenkins:*:*:*:*:-:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:jenkins:jenkins:*:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 8.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}

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First Time appeared Jenkins
Jenkins jenkins
Jenkins Project
Jenkins Project jenkins
Vendors & Products Jenkins
Jenkins jenkins
Jenkins Project
Jenkins Project jenkins
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Title Jenkins 'Manage Old Data' feature allows credential override with read permission
Weaknesses CWE-284
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Description Jenkins 2.587 and earlier, LTS 2.580.1 and earlier allows attackers with Overall/Read permission to trigger warnings in the "Manage Old Data" feature that can be acted on by administrators to inject attacker-controlled data, overriding existing user account information, including login passwords.
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
jenkins
Published
Updated
Nov 5, 2026, 7:44 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