CVE-2026-70429

jenkins: Jenkins: Privilege escalation via inconsistent case sensitivity in user and group names

Published Aug 5, 2026 CVSS 3.1 · 8.1 High EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
Jenkins 2.575 and earlier, LTS 2.568.1 and earlier handles case-insensitivity in user names and group names inconsistently, allowing attackers able to create new users or groups with names that case-insensitively match other characters to impersonate other users or be granted their permissions in some circumstances.

Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

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History
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
Type Values Removed Values Added
Title Case‑Insensitive User and Group Name Handling Allows Impersonation in Jenkins jenkins: Jenkins: Privilege escalation via inconsistent case sensitivity in user and group names
References
Metrics threat_severity

None

threat_severity

Moderate

Type Values Removed Values Added
Title Case‑Insensitive User and Group Name Handling Allows Impersonation in Jenkins
Type Values Removed Values Added
Title Inconsistent Case Handling of User and Group Names in Jenkins Allows Impersonation
Weaknesses CWE-287
Type Values Removed Values Added
Weaknesses CWE-178
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'}

ssvc

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

Type Values Removed Values Added
Title Inconsistent Case Handling of User and Group Names in Jenkins Allows Impersonation
First Time appeared Jenkins Project
Jenkins Project jenkins
Weaknesses CWE-287
Vendors & Products Jenkins Project
Jenkins Project jenkins
Type Values Removed Values Added
Description Jenkins 2.575 and earlier, LTS 2.568.1 and earlier handles case-insensitivity in user names and group names inconsistently, allowing attackers able to create new users or groups with names that case-insensitively match other characters to impersonate other users or be granted their permissions in some circumstances.
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Weaknesses

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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
jenkins
Published
Updated
Aug 6, 2026, 3:08 PM
Reserved
Aug 4, 2026, 2:13 PM
Status
Analyzed
Published
Aug 5, 2026, 6:17 PM
Modified
Oct 24, 2026, 4:10 PM
Severity
Moderate
Public date
Aug 5, 2026, 5:40 PM