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UK Cyber Defence
VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2018-1999036

An exposure of sensitive information vulnerability exists in Jenkins SSH Agent Plugin 1.15 and earlier in SSHAgentStepExecution.java that exposes the SSH private key password to users with permission to read the build log.

MEDIUM 6.5EPSS 1.37%

Does this matter?

Lower severity and a low EPSS score (1.37%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.

Description

An exposure of sensitive information vulnerability exists in Jenkins SSH Agent Plugin 1.15 and earlier in SSHAgentStepExecution.java that exposes the SSH private key password to users with permission to read the build log.

CVSS 3.0
6.5 MEDIUMCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
EPSS
1.37% probability · 72th percentile
Public exploits
None in Exploit-DB
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-532
Affected
jenkins/ssh agent
Source
cve@mitre.org
EPSS trend
0%3%5%27 October 2026: 1.37%27 October 202627 October 2026

EPSS 1.4% since 27 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.