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CVE-2026-70440: Jenkins Qualys Container Scanning Connector Plugin · Cross-site Scripting

Affects Jenkins Qualys Container Scanning Connector PluginSource CVE Database V5

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Not known to be exploited · CVSS 5.4 Medium.

Data as of 3 Nov 2026, 22:58 UTC

CVSS 3.1 base score
5.4Medium
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.
EPSS
0.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 13% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 5 Aug 2026

  2. Detectable: no evidence on record.

    No public nuclei template indexed

  3. Weaponized: no evidence on record.

    No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB

  4. Exploited in the wild: no evidence on record.

    Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation

  5. Observed by OffSeq 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 3 Nov 2026.

What to do

Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed in
Jenkins ProjectJenkins Qualys Container Scanning Connector PluginAffected
  • <=1.8.0.5
Fixed in–

AI-suggested

Until an official fix is available, restrict Item/Configure permissions to trusted users only to reduce the risk of exploitation.

Description

Jenkins Qualys Container Scanning Connector Plugin 1.8.0.5 and earlier does not escape user-controlled field values in a JavaScript context, resulting in a stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability exploitable by attackers with Item/Configure permission.

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