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CVE-2020-2179

• Severity: high (CVSS 8.8 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 2.9% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2020-04-16 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-502

Description

Jenkins Yaml Axis Plugin 0.2.0 and earlier does not configure its YAML parser to prevent the instantiation of arbitrary types, resulting in a remote code execution vulnerability.

Affected products

• Jenkins project Jenkins Yaml Axis Plugin: through 0.2.0

References

• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2020/04/16/4
• https://jenkins.io/security/advisory/2020-04-16/#SECURITY-1825
• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2020/04/16/4
• https://jenkins.io/security/advisory/2020-04-16/#SECURITY-1825

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