What is CVE-2019-10409?

CVE-2019-10409 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Jenkins Project Inheritance, classified under Missing Authorization. CVSS score: 4.3/10. Published 2019-09-25.

How severe is CVE-2019-10409?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.3 out of 10.

Auth bypass in Jenkins Project Inheritance

CVE-2019-10409

A missing permission check in Jenkins Project Inheritance Plugin 2.0.0 and earlier allowed attackers with Overall/Read permission to trigger project generation from templates.

Vulnerability class: Broken Access Control

Published 2019-09-25 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 4.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.006 (47.4th percentile), scored 2026-09-30.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 47th percentile — 47.4% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.006 · newest: 0.006 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Jenkins Project Inheritance
Jenkins Project Inheritance Plugin — versions 2.0.0 and earlier

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-862 — Missing Authorization

References

jenkins.io/security/advisory/2019-09-25/ (Vendor Advisory)
www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/09/25/3 (mailing-list, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2019-10409?: CVE-2019-10409 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Jenkins Project Inheritance, classified under Missing Authorization. CVSS score: 4.3/10. Published 2019-09-25.
How severe is CVE-2019-10409?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.3 out of 10.