CVE-2026-53441

jenkins: Jenkins: Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) via unescaped user-provided description

Published Jun 10, 2026 CVSS 3.1 · 5.4 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
Jenkins 2.483 through 2.567 (both inclusive), LTS 2.492.1 through 2.555.2 (both inclusive) does not escape the user-provided description of a generic offline cause that could be set through the `POST config.xml` API, resulting in a stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability exploitable by attackers with Agent/Configure permission.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-93qh-vwrm-c5pw Jenkins: Stored XSS vulnerability in node offline cause description
History
Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 5.4, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N'}

ssvc

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

cvssV3_1

{'score': 5.4, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N'}

Type Values Removed Values Added
Title jenkins: Jenkins: Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) via unescaped user-provided description
References
Metrics threat_severity

None

threat_severity

Moderate

Type Values Removed Values Added
Title Stored Cross‑Site Scripting via Config.xml POST API in Jenkins
Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Jenkins
Jenkins jenkins
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:jenkins:jenkins:*:*:*:*:-:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:jenkins:jenkins:*:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Jenkins
Jenkins jenkins
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 5.4, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N'}

Type Values Removed Values Added
Title Stored Cross‑Site Scripting via Config.xml POST API in Jenkins
First Time appeared Jenkins Project
Jenkins Project jenkins
Weaknesses CWE-79
Vendors & Products Jenkins Project
Jenkins Project jenkins
Type Values Removed Values Added
Description Jenkins 2.483 through 2.567 (both inclusive), LTS 2.492.1 through 2.555.2 (both inclusive) does not escape the user-provided description of a generic offline cause that could be set through the `POST config.xml` API, resulting in a stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability exploitable by attackers with Agent/Configure permission.
References
Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
jenkins
Published
Updated
Jul 6, 2026, 2:37 PM
Reserved
Jun 9, 2026, 2:26 PM
Status
Modified
Published
Jun 10, 2026, 2:16 PM
Modified
Oct 26, 2026, 11:10 AM
Severity
Moderate
Public date
Jun 10, 2026, 1:06 PM