What is CVE-2026-70430?

CVE-2026-70430 is a low-severity vulnerability in Jenkins, classified under Improper Access Control. CVSS score: 2.7/10. Published 2026-08-05.

How severe is CVE-2026-70430?

Low severity. CVSS v3 base score is 2.7 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Jenkins

CVE-2026-70430

Jenkins 2.575 and earlier, LTS 2.568.1 and earlier does not restrict the types of objects that can be instantiated as part of the project naming strategy configuration, allowing attackers with Overall/Manage permission to instantiate arbitrary types related to configuration, including those intended for configuration only by administrators.

Published 2026-08-05 · last modified 2026-10-24.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 2.7 (Low). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.005 (41.1th percentile), scored 2026-11-03.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 41st percentile — 41.1% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.003 · newest: 0.005 · change: +0.002

Affected products

Jenkins
Jenkins Project — versions 2.576, 2.568.2

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-284 — Improper Access Control

References

www.jenkins.io/security/advisory/2026-08-05/ (vendor-advisory, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-70430?: CVE-2026-70430 is a low-severity vulnerability in Jenkins, classified under Improper Access Control. CVSS score: 2.7/10. Published 2026-08-05.
How severe is CVE-2026-70430?: Low severity. CVSS v3 base score is 2.7 out of 10.