CVE-2021-21605

HighCVSS 8.0/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

Description

Jenkins 2.274 and earlier, LTS 2.263.1 and earlier allows users with Agent/Configure permission to choose agent names that cause Jenkins to override the global `config.xml` file.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1 8.0/10CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weakness enumeration

Affected software

No affected versions have been published.

Timeline

Published
Jan 13, 2021
Last modified
Jun 17, 2026
NVD status
Modified

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CVE-2021-21605: High severity, CVSS 8.0 | Vulnix