What is CVE-2020-2148?

CVE-2020-2148 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Jenkins Mac, classified under Incorrect Authorization. CVSS score: 4.3/10. Published 2020-03-09.

How severe is CVE-2020-2148?

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

Auth bypass in Jenkins Mac

CVE-2020-2148

A missing permission check in Jenkins Mac Plugin 1.1.0 and earlier allows attackers with Overall/Read permission to connect to an attacker-specified SSH server using attacker-specified credentials.

Vulnerability class: Broken Access Control

Published 2020-03-09 · 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: 0.008 (55.2th percentile), scored 2026-09-30.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 55th percentile — 55.2% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.008 · newest: 0.008 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Jenkins Mac
Jenkins Project Mac Plugin — versions unspecified

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-863 — Incorrect Authorization

References

jenkins.io/security/advisory/2020-03-09/ (Vendor Advisory)
www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2020/03/09/1 (mailing-list, Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-2148?: CVE-2020-2148 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Jenkins Mac, classified under Incorrect Authorization. CVSS score: 4.3/10. Published 2020-03-09.
How severe is CVE-2020-2148?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.3 out of 10.