Jenkins Literate Plugin 1.0 and earlier does not configure its YAML parser to prevent the instantiation of arbitrary types, resulting in a remote code execution vulnerability
Published Mar 9, 2020
8.8
HIGHCVSS 3.1
EPSS 2.87%
Description
Jenkins Literate Plugin 1.0 and earlier does not configure its YAML parser to prevent the instantiation of arbitrary types, resulting in a remote code execution vulnerability.
Affected products
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- Version unspecifiedStatusaffectedConstraints<=1.0
- Version
Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).
| Vendor | Product | Default status | Versions | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jenkins project | Jenkins Literate Plugin | n/a |
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No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 2, 2026.
Score over time
2021–2026- EPSS v1
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v1
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (17 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2, 2026 | 2.87% (0.02867) | 86.31th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 2.87% (0.02867) | 84.91th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 1.03% (0.01027) | 75.28th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 20.81% (0.20814) | 92.84th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 1.03% (0.01027) | 75.75th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 0.25% (0.00251) | 64.15th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 18, 2024 | 0.95% (0.00945) | 82.92th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 28, 2023 | 0.70% (0.00698) | 78.10th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Nov 25, 2023 | 0.61% (0.00615) | 76.36th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.45% (0.00451) | 71.18th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.98% (0.01978) | 79.27th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.98% (0.01978) | 77.43th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 34.46% (0.34459) | 96.69th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 5.88% (0.05885) | 81.24th | v1 |
| Jan 6, 2022 | 5.88% (0.05885) | 81.05th | v1 |
| Sep 1, 2021 | 1.37% (0.01374) | 70.79th | v1 |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 1.37% (0.01374) | 0.00th | v1 |
References (4)
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2020/03/09/1 mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTThird Party Advisory
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-c329-r874-xc7j Advisory
- https://jenkins.io/security/advisory/2020-03-09/#SECURITY-1750 x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-2158
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2020/03/09/1 | mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTThird Party Advisory | |
| https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-c329-r874-xc7j | Advisory | |
| https://jenkins.io/security/advisory/2020-03-09/#SECURITY-1750 | x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-2158 |
Change history (0)
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