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CVE-2021-21605

• Severity: high (CVSS 8.0 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 2.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2021-01-13 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-22

Description

Jenkins 2.274 and earlier, LTS 2.263.1 and earlier allows users with Agent/Configure permission to choose agent names that cause Jenkins to override the global `config.xml` file.

Affected products

• Jenkins: through 2.263.1; through 2.274

References

• https://www.jenkins.io/security/advisory/2021-01-13/#SECURITY-2021
• https://www.jenkins.io/security/advisory/2021-01-13/#SECURITY-2021

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