What is CVE-2025-53666?

CVE-2025-53666 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Jenkins Dead_man\'s_snitch, classified under Missing Encryption of Sensitive Data. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2025-07-09.

How severe is CVE-2025-53666?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Jenkins Dead_man\'s_snitch

CVE-2025-53666

Jenkins Dead Man's Snitch Plugin 0.1 stores Dead Man's Snitch tokens unencrypted in job config.xml files on the Jenkins controller, where they can be viewed by users with Item/Extended Read permission or access to the Jenkins controller fi…

EPSS: 0.002 (10.5th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

Affected products

Jenkins Dead_man\'s_snitch — versions 0.1
Jenkins Project Dead Man's Snitch Plugin — versions 0.1

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-311 — Missing Encryption of Sensitive Data

References

jenkinsci-cert@googlegroups.com (vendor-advisory, Vendor Advisory)
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Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2025-53666?: CVE-2025-53666 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Jenkins Dead_man\'s_snitch, classified under Missing Encryption of Sensitive Data. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2025-07-09.
How severe is CVE-2025-53666?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.