Privilege escalation in Jenkins Pipeline\
CVE-2018-1000866
A sandbox bypass vulnerability exists in Pipeline: Groovy Plugin 2.59 and earlier in groovy-sandbox/src/main/java/org/kohsuke/groovy/sandbox/SandboxTransformer.java, groovy-cps/lib/src/main/java/com/cloudbees/groovy/cps/SandboxCpsTransformer.java that allows attackers with Job/Configure permission, or unauthorized attackers with SCM commit privileges and corresponding pipelines based on Jenkinsfiles set up in Jenkins, to execute arbitrary code on the Jenkins master JVM
Vulnerability class: Privilege Escalation
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.016 (76.4th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 76th percentile — 76.4% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.016 · newest: 0.016 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Jenkins Pipeline\ — versions _groovy
- Jenkins Pipeline\: Groovy
- Red Hat Openshift Container Platform — versions 3.11
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- jenkins.io/security/advisory/2018-10-29/ (Vendor Advisory)
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHBA-2019:0326 (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHBA-2019:0327 (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2018-1000866?
- CVE-2018-1000866 is a high-severity vulnerability in Jenkins Pipeline\, classified under Improper Privilege Management. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2018-12-10.
- How severe is CVE-2018-1000866?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.