Jenkins Amazon EC2 Plugin 1.50.1 and earlier does not validate SSH host keys when connecting agents, enabling man-in-the-middle attacks
Published May 6, 2020
5.6
MEDIUMCVSS 3.1
EPSS 0.69%
Description
Jenkins Amazon EC2 Plugin 1.50.1 and earlier does not validate SSH host keys when connecting agents, enabling man-in-the-middle attacks.
Affected products
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- Version unspecifiedStatusaffectedConstraints<=1.50.1
- 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 Amazon EC2 Plugin | n/a |
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- ≤ 1.50.1
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:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/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 3, 2026.
Score over time
2021–2026- EPSS v1
- EPSS v5
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
Percentile over time
- EPSS v1
- EPSS v5
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
Table of values (12 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 3, 2026 | 0.69% (0.00694) | 51.29th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 20, 2026 | 0.69% (0.00694) | 51.50th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jul 20, 2024 | 0.07% (0.00072) | 31.49th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 18, 2024 | 0.07% (0.00072) | 31.09th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.07% (0.00072) | 29.09th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 0.89% (0.00885) | 27.89th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 0.89% (0.00885) | 24.24th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 4.50% (0.04499) | 74.08th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 2.74% (0.02742) | 63.06th | v1 |
| Jan 6, 2022 | 2.74% (0.02742) | 62.72th | v1 |
| Jan 5, 2022 | 0.62% (0.00624) | 46.35th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 0.62% (0.00624) | 0.00th | v1 |
References (5)
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2020/05/06/3 mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-q8qq-2p5p-rg44 Advisory
- https://github.com/jenkinsci/ec2-plugin/commit/4c9f03ae202e4730fd54eda40771fa4d3873e358
- https://jenkins.io/security/advisory/2020-05-06/#SECURITY-381 x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-2185
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2020/05/06/3 | mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTMailing ListThird Party Advisory | |
| https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-q8qq-2p5p-rg44 | Advisory | |
| https://github.com/jenkinsci/ec2-plugin/commit/4c9f03ae202e4730fd54eda40771fa4d3873e358 | ||
| https://jenkins.io/security/advisory/2020-05-06/#SECURITY-381 | x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-2185 |
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