CVE-2022-43402Network attack vector

Controller code execution via unintercepted implicit casts

Published Oct 19, 2022 · Updated Aug 3, 2024

Sandbox bypass in Jenkins Pipeline: Groovy 2802.v5ea_628154b_c2 and earlier allows remote authenticated users to execute controller code. The Groovy runtime performs implicit casts in method returns, assignments, and default arguments without the sandbox intercepting and allowlisting those operations. The attacker must already have permission to define and run sandboxed scripts; successful exploitation executes arbitrary code in the Jenkins controller JVM.

CVSS severity9.9
Critical
EPSS probability1.25%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Sandbox bypass in Jenkins Pipeline: Groovy 2802.v5ea_628154b_c2 and earlier allows remote authenticated users to execute controller code. The Groovy runtime performs implicit casts in method returns, assignments, and default arguments without the sandbox intercepting and allowlisting those operations. The attacker must already have permission to define and run sandboxed scripts; successful exploitation executes arbitrary code in the Jenkins controller JVM.

The record

CVE
CVE-2022-43402
Published
Oct 19, 2022
Updated
Aug 3, 2024
Vendor
Jenkins Project
Product
Pipeline: Groovy
Classifications
T1059
Attack vector
network
Privileges
authenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Oct 19, 2022CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Aug 3, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=unspecified <=2802.v5ea_628154b_c2

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesauthenticated

What is affected?

Jenkins Project · Pipeline: Groovyversion=unspecified <=2802.v5ea_628154b_c2

Published CVSS scores

9.9NIST NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

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Attacks

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

T1059Command and Scripting Interpreter

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