← Vulnerability feed

Vulnerability record · CVE-2022-20616 · published 12 January 2022

CVE-2022-20616: Jenkins credentials binding missing authorization vulnerability

Jenkins · Credentials Binding

Jenkins Credentials Binding Plugin 1.27 and earlier does not perform a permission check in a method implementing form validation, allowing attackers with Overall/Read access to validate if a credential ID refers to a secret file credential and whether it's a zip file.

4.3 CVSS 3.1 Medium EPSS 0.85% · top 43.4% CWE-862 · Missing authorization
4.3CVSS 3.1 base score, v2 4.0
0.85%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
4References
17 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

Jenkins Credentials Binding Plugin 1.27 and earlier does not perform a permission check in a method implementing form validation, allowing attackers with Overall/Read access to validate if a credential ID refers to a secret file credential and whether it's a zip file.

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

Affected products

1 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/01/12/6 Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
https://www.jenkins.io/security/advisory/2022-01-12/#SECURITY-2342 Vendor Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/01/12/6 Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
https://www.jenkins.io/security/advisory/2022-01-12/#SECURITY-2342 Vendor Advisory

Track CVE-2022-20616 inside VULONE

Watch it alongside the ransomware crews, C2 infrastructure and forum chatter that reference it, query it through the API and pull it into your SIEM over TAXII.

Start free Open in platform

Related vulnerabilities

Same products first, then exploited flaws of the same weakness class.

7.5CVE-2026-48922Jenkins credentials binding improper input validation vulnerabilityJenkins Credentials Binding Plugin 720.v3f6decef43ea_ and earlier does not properly sanitize file names for file and zip file credentials, allowing a…EPSS 0.58%7.5CVE-2026-42520Jenkins credentials binding path traversal vulnerabilityJenkins Credentials Binding Plugin 719.v80e905ef14eb_ and earlier does not sanitize file names for file and zip file credentials, allowing attackers …EPSS 0.60%7.3CVE-2025-53650Jenkins credentials binding insufficiently protected credentials vulnerabilityJenkins Credentials Binding Plugin 687.v619cb_15e923f and earlier does not properly mask (i.e., replace with asterisks) credentials present in except…EPSS 0.34%6.5CVE-2020-2181Jenkins credentials binding insufficiently protected credentials vulnerabilityJenkins Credentials Binding Plugin 1.22 and earlier does not mask (i.e., replace with asterisks) secrets in the build log when the build contains no …EPSS 1.1%6.5CVE-2019-1010241Jenkins credentials binding insufficiently protected credentials vulnerabilityJenkins Credentials Binding Plugin Jenkins 1.17 is affected by: CWE-257: Storing Passwords in a Recoverable Format. The impact is: Authenticated user…EPSS 1.5%4.3CVE-2020-2182Jenkins credentials binding insufficiently protected credentials vulnerabilityJenkins Credentials Binding Plugin 1.22 and earlier does not mask (i.e., replace with asterisks) secrets containing a `$` character in some circumsta…EPSS 0.88%4.3CVE-2018-1000057Jenkins credentials binding insufficiently protected credentials vulnerabilityJenkins Credentials Binding Plugin 1.14 and earlier masks passwords it provides to build processes in their build logs. Jenkins however transforms pr…EPSS 0.66%9.9CVE-2026-84869ScreenConnect client allows unauthorized file transfer and execution in remote sessionsA flaw in the ConnectWise ScreenConnect client lets files be transferred and executed inside an active remote session without authorization or Host c…KEVEPSS 0.92%analysed

Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2022-20616), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-27). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.