Jenkins 2.587 and earlier, LTS 2.580.1 and earlier checks for symbolic links in the path of an extracted file only before creating its parent directories, not immediately before writing it, and allows symbolic links in artifacts to replace existing files or empty directories, allowing attackers with Item/Configure permission to write files to arbitrary locations on the Jenkins controller file system.
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Wed, 28 Oct 2026 19:30:00 +0000
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| Title | Symlink-Based Arbitrary File Write in Jenkins Artifact Extraction | |
| Weaknesses | CWE-20 CWE-22 |
Wed, 28 Oct 2026 19:15:00 +0000
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| Description | Jenkins 2.587 and earlier, LTS 2.580.1 and earlier checks for symbolic links in the path of an extracted file only before creating its parent directories, not immediately before writing it, and allows symbolic links in artifacts to replace existing files or empty directories, allowing attackers with Item/Configure permission to write files to arbitrary locations on the Jenkins controller file system. | |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: jenkins
Published:
Updated: 2026-10-28T16:48:31.962Z
Reserved: 2026-10-27T13:10:56.914Z
Link: CVE-2026-117617
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Status : Awaiting Analysis
Published: 2026-10-28T17:18:21.037
Modified: 2026-10-29T15:04:37.187
Link: CVE-2026-117617
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OpenCVE Enrichment
Updated: 2026-10-28T19:15:14Z