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UK Cyber Defence
VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2019-1003001

A sandbox bypass vulnerability exists in Pipeline: Groovy Plugin 2.61 and earlier in src/main/java/org/jenkinsci/plugins/workflow/cps/CpsFlowDefinition.java, src/main/java/org/jenkinsci/plugins/workflow/cps/CpsGroovyShellFactory.java that allows…

EXPLOIT ×2 ✓HIGH 8.8EPSS 86.1%

Does this matter?

EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 86.1%, higher than 100% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.

Description

A sandbox bypass vulnerability exists in Pipeline: Groovy Plugin 2.61 and earlier in src/main/java/org/jenkinsci/plugins/workflow/cps/CpsFlowDefinition.java, src/main/java/org/jenkinsci/plugins/workflow/cps/CpsGroovyShellFactory.java that allows attackers with Overall/Read permission to provide a pipeline script to an HTTP endpoint that can result in arbitrary code execution on the Jenkins master JVM.

CVSS 3.1
8.8 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS
86.05% probability · 100th percentile
Public exploits
2 in Exploit-DB · verified · first 19 February 2019
CISA KEV
Not listed
Affected
jenkins/pipeline\ · redhat/openshift container platform
Source
jenkinsci-cert@googlegroups.com
EPSS trend
0%45%90%27 October 2026: 86.05%27 October 202627 October 2026

EPSS 86.1% since 27 October 2026; no change recorded yet. The dashed line is the ten per cent mark our analysts treat as “patch before the next change window”. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.

Public exploits (2)

Entries in Exploit-DB that cite this CVE. Links go to the Exploit-DB page and to the file in the public repository; nothing is hosted here. A verified tick means the Exploit-DB team confirmed the exploit works against the stated version.

EDB-IDTitleTypePublishedVerified
EDB-46572source ↗Jenkins 2.137 and Pipeline Groovy Plugin 2.61 - ACL Bypass and Metaprogramming Remote Code Execution (Metasploit)java · Metasploitremote19 March 2019yes
EDB-46427source ↗Jenkins Plugin Script Security < 1.50/Declarative < 1.3.4.1/Groovy < 2.61.1 - Remote Code Execution (PoC)java · orangewebapps19 February 2019yes

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