CVE-2019-1003030: Jenkins Matrix Project Plugin Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

Severity: critical (CVSS 9.9 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: yes — in CISA KEV since 2022-03-25
EPSS: 97.1% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2019-03-08 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-693

Description

A sandbox bypass vulnerability exists in Jenkins Pipeline: Groovy Plugin 2.63 and earlier in pom.xml, src/main/java/org/jenkinsci/plugins/workflow/cps/CpsGroovyShell.java that allows attackers able to control pipeline scripts to execute arbitrary code on the Jenkins master JVM.

Affected products

Jenkins project Jenkins Pipeline: Groovy Plugin: through 2.63
Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.18: 3.11

References

http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/159603/Jenkins-2.63-Sandbox-Bypass.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/107476
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:0739
https://jenkins.io/security/advisory/2019-03-06/#SECURITY-1336%20%282%29
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/159603/Jenkins-2.63-Sandbox-Bypass.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/107476
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:0739
https://jenkins.io/security/advisory/2019-03-06/#SECURITY-1336%20%282%29
https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2019-1003030

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