Description
In Jenkins 2.579 and earlier, LTS 2.568.2 and earlier, user objects can appear as nested field values in other deserialized XML objects, allowing attackers with Overall/Read permission to create user objects by submitting crafted XML.
Published: 2026-09-02
Score: 4.3 Medium
EPSS: n/a
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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History

Thu, 03 Sep 2026 12:00:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Jenkins Project
Jenkins Project jenkins
Vendors & Products Jenkins Project
Jenkins Project jenkins

Thu, 03 Sep 2026 10:15:00 +0000

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Title Jenkins Arbitrary User Creation via Deserialized XML Input

Thu, 03 Sep 2026 08:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Wed, 02 Sep 2026 18:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Weaknesses CWE-502
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 4.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N'}


Wed, 02 Sep 2026 10:45:00 +0000

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Description In Jenkins 2.579 and earlier, LTS 2.568.2 and earlier, user objects can appear as nested field values in other deserialized XML objects, allowing attackers with Overall/Read permission to create user objects by submitting crafted XML.
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Jenkins Project Jenkins
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: jenkins

Published:

Updated: 2026-09-02T17:41:09.542Z

Reserved: 2026-09-01T21:55:27.033Z

Link: CVE-2026-84646

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-09-02T17:41:02.704Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-09-02T16:17:29.313

Modified: 2026-09-02T18:21:30.257

Link: CVE-2026-84646

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-09-03T11:45:03Z

Weaknesses
  • CWE-502

    Deserialization of Untrusted Data