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UK Cyber Defence
VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2018-1999047

A improper authorization vulnerability exists in Jenkins 2.137 and earlier, 2.121.2 and earlier in UpdateCenter.java that allows attackers to cancel a Jenkins restart scheduled through the update center.

MEDIUM 6.5EPSS 0.77%

Does this matter?

Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.77%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.

Description

A improper authorization vulnerability exists in Jenkins 2.137 and earlier, 2.121.2 and earlier in UpdateCenter.java that allows attackers to cancel a Jenkins restart scheduled through the update center.

CVSS 3.0
6.5 MEDIUMCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
EPSS
0.77% probability · 56th percentile
Public exploits
None in Exploit-DB
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-863
Affected
jenkins/jenkins
Source
cve@mitre.org
EPSS trend
0%3%5%27 October 2026: 0.77%27 October 202627 October 2026

EPSS 0.8% 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.