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CVE-2022-43416

• Severity: high (CVSS 8.8 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 1.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2022-10-19 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-94

Description

Jenkins Katalon Plugin 1.0.32 and earlier implements an agent/controller message that does not limit where it can be executed and allows invoking Katalon with configurable arguments, allowing attackers able to control agent processes to invoke Katalon on the Jenkins controller with attacker-controlled version, install location, and arguments, and attackers additionally able to create files on the Jenkins controller (e.g., attackers with Item/Configure permission could archive artifacts) to invoke arbitrary OS commands.

Affected products

• Jenkins project Jenkins Katalon Plugin: before 1.0.33 — fixed in 1.0.33

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Jenkins project Jenkins Katalon Plugin 1.0.33. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/10/19/3
• https://www.jenkins.io/security/advisory/2022-10-19/#SECURITY-2844
• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/10/19/3
• https://www.jenkins.io/security/advisory/2022-10-19/#SECURITY-2844

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