What is CVE-2022-41241?

CVE-2022-41241 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Jenkins Rqm, classified under Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference (XXE). CVSS score: 9.1/10. Published 2022-09-21.

How severe is CVE-2022-41241?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.1 out of 10.

XXE in Jenkins Rqm

CVE-2022-41241

Jenkins RQM Plugin 2.8 and earlier does not configure its XML parser to prevent XML external entity (XXE) attacks.

Vulnerability class: XXE (XML External Entity)

Published 2022-09-21 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.1 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.009 (56.6th percentile), scored 2026-09-30.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 57th percentile — 56.6% 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: 0.009 · change: +0.001

Affected products

Jenkins Rqm
Jenkins Project Rqm Plugin — versions unspecified, next of 2.8

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-611 — Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference (XXE)

References

www.jenkins.io/security/advisory/2022-09-21/ (Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-41241?: CVE-2022-41241 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Jenkins Rqm, classified under Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference (XXE). CVSS score: 9.1/10. Published 2022-09-21.
How severe is CVE-2022-41241?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.1 out of 10.