CVE-2022-41246VulnerabilityPublished 21 Sep 2022Updated 27 May 2025

CVE-2022-41246: Jenkins Worksoft Execution Manager Plugin · Vulnerability

Affects Jenkins Worksoft Execution Manager PluginSource CVE Database V5

Not known to be exploited · CVSS 6.5 Medium.

Data as of 26 Oct 2026, 07:57 UTC

CVSS 3.1 base score

6.5Medium

How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.

EPSS: 0.7% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 55% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.

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

Attack Vector: Network
Attack Complexity: Low
Privileges Required: Low
User Interaction: None
Scope: Unchanged
Confidentiality: High
Integrity: None
Availability: None

Bold values are the worst case: easiest to exploit or largest impact.

Attack Vector: Network: The vulnerable component is bound to the network stack and the set of possible attackers extends beyond the other options listed, up to and including the entire Internet. Such a vulnerability is often termed 'remotely exploitable' and can be thought of as an attack being exploitable at the protocol level one or more network hops away (e.g., across one or more routers).
Attack Complexity: Low: Specialized access conditions or extenuating circumstances do not exist. An attacker can expect repeatable success against the vulnerable component.
Privileges Required: Low: The attacker is authorized with (i.e., requires) privileges that provide basic user capabilities that could normally affect only settings and files owned by a user. Alternatively, an attacker with Low privileges may have the ability to cause an impact only to non-sensitive resources.
User Interaction: None: The vulnerable system can be exploited without any interaction from any user.
Scope: Unchanged: An exploited vulnerability can only affect resources managed by the same security authority. In this case, the vulnerable component and the impacted component are either the same, or both are managed by the same security authority.
Confidentiality: High: There is total loss of confidentiality, resulting in all resources within the impacted component being divulged to the attacker. Alternatively, access to only some restricted information is obtained, but the disclosed information presents a direct, serious impact.
Integrity: None: There is no loss of integrity within the impacted component.
Availability: None: There is no impact to availability within the impacted component.

Definitions: FIRST CVSS v3.1 specification.

Exploitation evidence

Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 21 Sep 2022
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponised: no evidence on record.
No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB
Exploited in the wildExploited: no evidence on record.
Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation
Observed by OffSeq MirageSeen by Mirage: no evidence on record.
No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors

A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 2026-10-26.

Disclosed: The CVE record is public on cve.org. Its publication is t = 0.
Detectable: A public nuclei template can find exposed instances, for defenders and attackers alike.
Weaponised: Public exploit code exists in Metasploit or Exploit-DB, or CISA SSVC reports a public proof of concept.
Exploited in the wild: CISA KEV lists it, CISA SSVC rates exploitation active, or a source reports attacks.
Observed by OffSeq Mirage: OffSeq Mirage honeypot sensors recorded attack traffic for this CVE, or found exposed hosts without attack traffic.

Moments are spaced evenly, not to scale; a dashed line marks a gap of six months or more. Deltas count from t = 0. Sources that give only a date (CISA KEV, Exploit-DB, or a time of exactly 00:00Z) read “same day” rather than hours. Metasploit modules carry the flaw’s disclosure date, not their release date, and nuclei templates carry no date, so both appear above but not on the timeline.

What to do

Affected software

Product	Affected	Fixed in
Jenkins project Jenkins Worksoft Execution Manager Plugin	Affected <=10.0.3.503	Fixed in–

AI-suggested

1. Immediately review and restrict Jenkins user permissions to enforce the principle of least privilege, ensuring that only trusted users have Overall/Read permissions. 2. Monitor Jenkins audit logs for unusual access patterns or attempts to use the Worksoft Execution Manager Plugin to connect to external URLs. 3. If possible, disable or uninstall the Worksoft Execution Manager Plugin until a patched version is available. 4. Rotate all credentials stored in Jenkins that could be accessed via this plugin, especially if there is suspicion of compromise. 5. Implement network-level controls to restrict Jenkins server outbound connections to only trusted endpoints, limiting the ability of an attacker to exfiltrate credentials. 6. Keep Jenkins and all plugins up to date; monitor the Jenkins security advisories for an official patch or update addressing this vulnerability. 7. Conduct internal security awareness training to highlight the risks of privilege misuse and the importance of credential protection within CI/CD environments. 8. Consider implementing additional credential vaulting solutions external to Jenkins to reduce the exposure of sensitive secrets within the CI/CD platform.

Description

A missing permission check in Jenkins Worksoft Execution Manager Plugin 10.0.3.503 and earlier allows attackers with Overall/Read permission to connect to an attacker-specified URL using attacker-specified credentials IDs obtained through another method, capturing credentials stored in Jenkins.

Impact

For European organizations using Jenkins with the Worksoft Execution Manager Plugin, this vulnerability poses a significant risk to the confidentiality of stored credentials, which may include access tokens, passwords, or API keys used in automated build and deployment pipelines. Compromise of these credentials could lead to unauthorized access to critical infrastructure, source code repositories, cloud environments, or production systems. Since Jenkins is widely used in software development and DevOps workflows across Europe, exploitation could facilitate lateral movement within networks, data breaches, or supply chain attacks. Organizations in regulated sectors such as finance, healthcare, and critical infrastructure could face compliance violations and reputational damage if sensitive credentials are leaked. The requirement for Overall/Read permission limits the attack surface to users with some level of access, but insider threats or compromised accounts still represent a realistic vector. The absence of impact on integrity and availability reduces the risk of direct service disruption, but the confidentiality breach alone is serious given the sensitive nature of credentials involved.

CWE-862Missing Authorization (opens in a new tab)
Class weaknessLikelihood of exploit: HighCWE Top 25 (2025): #4OWASP Top 10 A01:2025: Broken Access Control (opens in a new tab)
The product does not perform an authorization check when an actor attempts to access a resource or perform an action.
Architecture and Design
Divide the product into anonymous, normal, privileged, and administrative areas. Reduce the attack surface by carefully mapping roles with data and functionality. Use role-based access control (RBAC) to enforce the roles at the appropriate boundaries.
Architecture and Design
Ensure that access control checks are performed related to the business logic. These checks may be different than the access control checks that are applied to more generic resources such as files, connections, processes, memory, and database records.
Architecture and Design · Libraries or Frameworks
Use a vetted library or framework that does not allow this weakness to occur or provides constructs that make this weakness easier to avoid.
OWASP Cheat Sheets
Authorization (opens in a new tab)
OWASP ASVS 4.0.3
V8.3.8 (opens in a new tab)
V13.4.2 (opens in a new tab)
V7.2.2 (opens in a new tab)
Attack patterns
Exploitation of Thunderbolt Protection Flaws (opens in a new tab)
From MITRE CWE, MITRE CAPEC and OWASP (Top 10, OpenCRE).

References

jenkins.io/security/advisory/2022-09-21/ (opens in a new tab)

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Affected software

Description

AI analysisMachine-generated, updated 6 Jul 2025, 02:40 UTC

WeaknessesCWE-862

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