What is CVE-2019-16541?

CVE-2019-16541 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Jenkins Jira, classified under Exposure of Resource to Wrong Sphere. CVSS score: 9.9/10. Published 2019-11-21.

How severe is CVE-2019-16541?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.9 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Jenkins Jira

CVE-2019-16541

Jenkins JIRA Plugin 3.0.10 and earlier does not declare the correct (folder) scope for per-folder Jira site definitions, allowing users to select and use credentials with System scope.

Published 2019-11-21 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.9 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.016 (75.5th percentile), scored 2026-09-30.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 76th percentile — 75.5% 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 Jira
Jenkins Project Jira Plugin — versions 3.0.10 and earlier

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-668 — Exposure of Resource to Wrong Sphere

References

jenkins.io/security/advisory/2019-11-21/ (Vendor Advisory)
www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/11/21/1 (mailing-list, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2019-16541?: CVE-2019-16541 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Jenkins Jira, classified under Exposure of Resource to Wrong Sphere. CVSS score: 9.9/10. Published 2019-11-21.
How severe is CVE-2019-16541?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.9 out of 10.