What is CVE-2022-43428?

CVE-2022-43428 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Jenkins Compuware Topaz For Total Test, classified under Externally Controlled Reference to a Resource in Another Sphere. CVSS score: 5.3/10. Published 2022-10-19.

How severe is CVE-2022-43428?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.3 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Jenkins Compuware Topaz For Total Test

CVE-2022-43428

Jenkins Compuware Topaz for Total Test Plugin 2.4.8 and earlier implements an agent/controller message that does not limit where it can be executed, allowing attackers able to control agent processes to obtain the values of Java system properties from the Jenkins controller process.

Published 2022-10-19 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.007 (51.8th percentile), scored 2026-09-30.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 52nd percentile — 51.8% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.007 · newest: 0.007 · change: +0.000

Affected products

Jenkins Compuware Topaz For Total Test
Jenkins
Jenkins Project Compuware Topaz For Total Test Plugin — versions unspecified, next of 2.4.8

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-610 — Externally Controlled Reference to a Resource in Another Sphere

References

www.jenkins.io/security/advisory/2022-10-19/ (Vendor Advisory)
www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/10/19/3 (mailing-list, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-43428?: CVE-2022-43428 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Jenkins Compuware Topaz For Total Test, classified under Externally Controlled Reference to a Resource in Another Sphere. CVSS score: 5.3/10. Published 2022-10-19.
How severe is CVE-2022-43428?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.3 out of 10.