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CVE-2020-2261

• Severity: high (CVSS 8.8 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 1.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2020-09-16 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-78

Description

Jenkins Perfecto Plugin 1.17 and earlier executes a command on the Jenkins controller, allowing attackers with Job/Configure permission to run arbitrary commands on the Jenkins controller

Affected products

• Jenkins project Jenkins Perfecto Plugin: through 1.17

References

• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2020/09/16/3
• https://www.jenkins.io/security/advisory/2020-09-16/#SECURITY-1980
• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2020/09/16/3
• https://www.jenkins.io/security/advisory/2020-09-16/#SECURITY-1980

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