Auth bypass in Jenkins

CVE-2026-84653

Jenkins 2.421 through 2.579 (both inclusive), LTS 2.426.1 through 2.568.2 (both inclusive) does not correctly perform permission checks in the Appearance configuration page, allowing attackers with Overall/Manage permission to modify Appearance configuration options they should not have access to.

Vulnerability class: Broken Access Control

Published · last modified .

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 3.5 (Low). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.003 (25.7th percentile), scored .

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 26th percentile — 25.7% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2026-84653: held from 0.002 to 0.003.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.002 · newest: 0.003 · change: +0.001

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-84653?
CVE-2026-84653 is a low-severity vulnerability in Jenkins, classified under Missing Authorization. CVSS score: 3.5/10. Published 2026-09-02.
How severe is CVE-2026-84653?
Low severity. CVSS v3 base score is 3.5 out of 10.