A sandbox bypass vulnerability exists in Jenkins Pipeline: Groovy Plugin 2.63 and earlier in pom.xml, src/main/java/org/jenkinsci/plugins/wo
A sandbox bypass vulnerability exists in Jenkins Pipeline: Groovy Plugin 2.63 and earlier in pom.xml, src/main/java/org/jenkinsci/plugins/workflow/cps/CpsGroovyShell.java that allows attackers able to control pipeline scripts to execute arbitrary code on the Jenkins master JVM.
- Published
- Mar 8, 2019
- Updated
- Jun 16, 2026
- EPSS
- 96.9% · 100th percentile
- CWE
- CWE-693
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Action score
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- CVSS
- 39 / 40 · 9.9 / 10
- CISA KEV
- 30 / 30 · Listed
- EPSS
- 29 / 30 · 96.9%
CISA SSVC decision
- Exploitation
- active
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- total
Vulnrichment: CISA's decision-tree inputs.
Actively exploited in the wild
CISA added this to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on Mar 25, 2022. That signals real attacks, not theory.
Remediation deadline for government agencies: Apr 15, 2022.
Affected systems
| Vendor | Product | CPE |
|---|---|---|
| jenkins | pipeline\ | cpe:2.3:a:jenkins:pipeline\ |
| redhat | openshift container platform | cpe:2.3:a:redhat:openshift_container_platform |
Affected versions
NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.
- jenkins pipeline: groovyup to 2.63 inclusive
- redhat openshift container platform3.11
Versions reported by the vendor
Affected version ranges reported by the assigning authority (jenkins). Independent of NVD's CPE analysis and usually ahead of it.
Jenkins project Jenkins Pipeline: Groovy Plugin
- 2.63 and earlieraffected
Package-level exposure
OSV and GitHub Advisory data: ecosystem, package and range. SBOM matching uses this table.
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected range | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maven | org.jenkins-ci.plugins.workflow:workflow-cps | before 2.64 | 2.64 |
| Red Hat:openshift:3.11::el7 | jenkins-2-plugins | before 0:3.11.1552336312-1.el7 | 0:3.11.1552336312-1.el7 |
Same product
jenkins: all recordsOther highest-scoring records for the same primary product.
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- CVE-2019-1003002A sandbox bypass vulnerability exists in Pipeline: Declarative Plugin 1.3.3 and earlier in pipeline-model-definition/src/main/groovy/org/jen59Plan
- CVE-2023-25762Jenkins Pipeline: Build Step Plugin 2.18 and earlier does not escape job names in a JavaScript expression used in the Pipeline Snippet Gener45Plan
- CVE-2019-1003041A sandbox bypass vulnerability in Jenkins Pipeline: Groovy Plugin 2.64 and earlier allows attackers to invoke arbitrary constructors in sand40Plan
- CVE-2022-43402A sandbox bypass vulnerability involving various casts performed implicitly by the Groovy language runtime in Jenkins Pipeline: Groovy Plugi39Monitor
- CVE-2020-2166Jenkins Pipeline: AWS Steps Plugin 1.40 and earlier does not configure its YAML parser to prevent the instantiation of arbitrary types, resu36Monitor
Remediation
Which version to upgrade to
Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.
| Product / package | Fixed version | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Maven:org.jenkins-ci.plugins.workflow:workflow-cps | 2.64 | Package registry (OSV) |
| Red Hat:jenkins-2-plugins | 0:3.11.1552336312-1.el7 · Red Hat:openshift:3.11::el7 | Package registry (OSV) |
Exploit status
Weaponized
A ready exploit tool or active in-the-wild use is known for this vulnerability. This should be your top priority.
Evidence
- Exploit-DB entry ×1
- Nuclei detection template ×1
- Proof-of-concept repository on GitHub ×2
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| Source | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Exploit-DB entry | webapps | 2020-10-19 |
| Nuclei detection template | Nuclei template CVE-2019-1003030 | — |
| Proof-of-concept repository on GitHub | stars:1 | 2025-03-01 |
| Proof-of-concept repository on GitHub | stars:0 | 2026-07-11 |
Research context
For pentesters and researchers: attack profile, score disagreement, timeline, patch commits, credits, variant and chain candidates, bug bounty scope. All derived from existing data; no exploit code.
Timeline
From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.
- Published
- First PoC+590 d
- CISA KEV+1112 d
- TodaySep 29, 2026+2762 d
FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).
Patch and commit links
Commit, PR and diff links among the references. A starting point for patch-diffing and variant hunting; fixes, not exploits.
No commit or PR link among the references.
Credits
All researchersFinders, reporters and analysts named in the CNA record. Click a name for that researcher’s other records.
No credits in the CNA record.
Variant candidates
Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.
No nightly-computed relations.
Chain candidates
An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.
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Bug bounty scope
No known public program.
Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).
Technical details
Attack conditions
- Anyone who can reach it over the internet can trigger it.
- A low-privileged account is enough.
- No user action is required.
- No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.
If successful
- Confidentiality
- high · data can be read
- Integrity
- high · data or configuration can be modified
- Availability
- high · the service can be disrupted
Impact can extend beyond the vulnerable component (scope changes).
- Attack vector
- Network
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Changed
- Confidentiality impact
- High
- Integrity impact
- High
- Availability impact
- High
Weakness class (CWE)
CWE-693 · Protection Mechanism FailureCVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
nvd-primary
Attack context
MITRE CAPEC attack patterns and ATT&CK techniques for this weakness class (CWE). A starting point for detection rules and threat hunting.
Attack patterns (CAPEC)
- Accessing Functionality Not Properly Constrained by ACLsCAPEC-1likelihood: High · High
- Cross Site TracingCAPEC-107likelihood: Medium · Very High
- Directory IndexingCAPEC-127likelihood: High · Medium
- Using Malicious FilesCAPEC-17likelihood: High · Very High
- Encryption Brute ForcingCAPEC-20likelihood: Low · Low
- Exploiting Trust in ClientCAPEC-22likelihood: High · High
- Escaping a Sandbox by Calling Code in Another LanguageCAPEC-237likelihood: Low · Very High
- Using Unpublished Interfaces or FunctionalityCAPEC-36likelihood: Medium · High
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References
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/107476
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:0739
- jenkins.io/security/advisory/2019-03-06/#SECURITY-1336%20%282%29
- www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2019-1003030
Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.