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CVE-2026-57282

Jenkins Git client Plugin 6.6.0 and earlier does not correctly escape the workspace directory name when it is embedded into a generated SSH wrapper script, allowing attackers able to control the name of a build's working directory to execute arbitrary…

MEDIUM 5.0EPSS 0.25%

Does this matter?

Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.25%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.

Description

Jenkins Git client Plugin 6.6.0 and earlier does not correctly escape the workspace directory name when it is embedded into a generated SSH wrapper script, allowing attackers able to control the name of a build's working directory to execute arbitrary operating system commands on the agent.

CVSS 3.1
5.0 MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
EPSS
0.25% probability · 17th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-78
Affected
jenkins/git client
Source
jenkinsci-cert@googlegroups.com

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.