What is CVE-2019-10440?

CVE-2019-10440 is a high-severity vulnerability in Jenkins Neoload, classified under Cleartext Storage of Sensitive Information. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2019-10-16.

How severe is CVE-2019-10440?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Jenkins Neoload

CVE-2019-10440

Jenkins NeoLoad Plugin 2.2.5 and earlier stored credentials unencrypted in its global configuration file and in job config.xml files on the Jenkins master where they could be viewed by users with Extended Read permission, or access to the master file system.

Published 2019-10-16 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.015 (73.0th percentile), scored 2026-09-30.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 73rd percentile — 73.0% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.015 · newest: 0.015 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Jenkins Neoload
Jenkins Project Neoload Plugin — versions 2.2.5 and earlier

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-312 — Cleartext Storage of Sensitive Information

References

jenkins.io/security/advisory/2019-10-16/ (Vendor Advisory)
www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/10/16/6 (mailing-list, Mailing List)
www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-19-932/ (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2019-10440?: CVE-2019-10440 is a high-severity vulnerability in Jenkins Neoload, classified under Cleartext Storage of Sensitive Information. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2019-10-16.
How severe is CVE-2019-10440?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.