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CVE-2026-70429
- Severity: medium (CVSS 6.5 v3.1)
- Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
- EPSS: 0.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
- Public exploit or detection template: none known
- Published: 2026-08-05 · updated 2026-10-24
- Weakness: CWE-178
Description
Jenkins 2.575 and earlier, LTS 2.568.1 and earlier handles case-insensitivity in user names and group names inconsistently, allowing attackers able to create new users or groups with names that case-insensitively match other characters to impersonate other users or be granted their permissions in some circumstances.
Affected products
- Jenkins: before 2.568.2; before 2.576 — fixed in 2.568.2, 2.576
How to fix
Upgrade to a fixed version: Jenkins 2.568.2, 2.576. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.
References
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