VulnerabilityPublished 10 Dec 2025

CVE-2025-67637: Jenkins · CWE-312

Affects JenkinsSource CVE Database V5

Not known to be exploited · CVSS 4.3 Medium.

Data as of 26 Oct 2026, 17:16 UTC

CVSS 3.1 base score

4.3Medium

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

EPSS: 0.1% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 7% 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:L/I:N/A:N

Attack Vector: Network
Attack Complexity: Low
Privileges Required: Low
User Interaction: None
Scope: Unchanged
Confidentiality: Low
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: Low: There is some loss of confidentiality. Access to some restricted information is obtained, but the attacker does not have control over what information is obtained, or the amount or kind of loss is limited. The information disclosure does not cause a direct, serious loss to the impacted component.
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 10 Dec 2025
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 26 Oct 2026.

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 or the CVSS exploit maturity 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
Mavenorg.jenkins-ci/main/jenkins-core`pkg:maven/org.jenkins-ci/main/jenkins-core`Other threats	Affected <=2.540	Fixed in–

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AI-suggested

To mitigate CVE-2025-67637, European organizations should prioritize upgrading Jenkins to versions beyond 2.540 (and LTS beyond 2.528.2) where this vulnerability is addressed, ideally to the latest stable release that encrypts or otherwise secures build authorization tokens. Until upgrades are possible, organizations should audit and restrict Item/Extended Read permissions to the minimum necessary users, ensuring that only trusted personnel have access. File system permissions on the Jenkins controller should be tightly controlled to prevent unauthorized access to config.xml files. Implementing network segmentation and access controls around the Jenkins controller can reduce exposure. Additionally, organizations should rotate build authorization tokens regularly and monitor Jenkins logs for unusual access patterns or token usage. Employing secrets management solutions external to Jenkins for storing sensitive tokens can further reduce risk. Finally, conducting security awareness training for Jenkins administrators and developers about the risks of token exposure is recommended.

Description

Jenkins 2.540 and earlier, LTS 2.528.2 and earlier stores build authorization tokens unencrypted in job config.xml files on the Jenkins controller where they can be viewed by users with Item/Extended Read permission or access to the Jenkins controller file system.

Impact

For European organizations, this vulnerability poses a significant risk to the confidentiality and integrity of their software development and deployment pipelines. Jenkins is widely adopted across Europe, especially in countries with strong technology sectors such as Germany, the UK, France, and the Netherlands. Exposure of build authorization tokens can lead to unauthorized triggering of builds, insertion of malicious code, or access to internal resources, potentially compromising entire software supply chains. This can result in data breaches, intellectual property theft, disruption of development workflows, and damage to organizational reputation. The impact is heightened in regulated industries such as finance, healthcare, and critical infrastructure, where software integrity and security are paramount. Additionally, organizations with multi-tenant Jenkins instances or those that grant broad read permissions increase their risk exposure. The vulnerability also raises concerns about insider threats, as any user with read access can exploit this flaw. Given the central role of Jenkins in DevOps, exploitation could cascade into broader IT infrastructure compromise.

CWE-312Cleartext Storage of Sensitive Information (opens in a new tab)
Base weaknessOWASP Top 10 A06:2025: Insecure Design (opens in a new tab)
The product stores sensitive information in cleartext within a resource that might be accessible to another control sphere.
Implementation · System Configuration · Operation
When storing data in the cloud (e.g., S3 buckets, Azure blobs, Google Cloud Storage, etc.), use the provider's controls to encrypt the data at rest.
Implementation · System Configuration · Operation
In some systems/environments such as cloud, the use of "double encryption" (at both the software and hardware layer) might be required, and the developer might be solely responsible for both layers, instead of shared responsibility with the administrator of the broader system/environment.
OWASP Cheat Sheets
Secure Design Principles (opens in a new tab)
OWASP ASVS 4.0.3
V8.1.6 (opens in a new tab)
V8.2.3 (opens in a new tab)
V8.2.2 (opens in a new tab)
Attack patterns
Retrieve Embedded Sensitive Data (opens in a new tab)
From MITRE CWE, MITRE CAPEC and OWASP (Top 10, OpenCRE).

References

jenkins.io/security/advisory/2025-12-10/ (opens in a new tab)

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AI analysisMachine-generated, updated 10 Dec 2025, 17:13 UTC

WeaknessesCWE-312

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