What is CVE-2026-70440?

CVE-2026-70440 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Jenkins Project Qualys Container Scanning Connector Plugin, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 5.4/10. Published 2026-08-05.

How severe is CVE-2026-70440?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.4 out of 10.

XSS in Jenkins Project Qualys Container Scanning Connector Plugin

CVE-2026-70440

Jenkins Qualys Container Scanning Connector Plugin 1.8.0.5 and earlier does not escape user-controlled field values in a JavaScript context, resulting in a stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability exploitable by attackers with Item/…

Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.4 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N.

Affected products

Jenkins Project Qualys Container Scanning Connector Plugin — versions 0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-79 — Cross-site Scripting

References

jenkinsci-cert@googlegroups.com (vendor-advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-70440?: CVE-2026-70440 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Jenkins Project Qualys Container Scanning Connector Plugin, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 5.4/10. Published 2026-08-05.
How severe is CVE-2026-70440?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.4 out of 10.