Agent impersonation via reused SSH host keys
Published Apr 10, 2025 · Updated Apr 10, 2025
Cryptographic key reuse in Jenkins ssh-slave Debian images allows man-in-the-middle attackers to impersonate SSH build agents. The image build generates SSH host keys before publication, so containers created from the same image version inherit identical server keys. Exploitation requires control of the network path between the Jenkins controller and agent; it enables agent impersonation and interception of the SSH trust relationship.
Summary
What happened
Cryptographic key reuse in Jenkins ssh-slave Debian images allows man-in-the-middle attackers to impersonate SSH build agents. The image build generates SSH host keys before publication, so containers created from the same image version inherit identical server keys. Exploitation requires control of the network path between the Jenkins controller and agent; it enables agent impersonation and interception of the SSH trust relationship.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2025-32755
- Published
- Apr 10, 2025
- Updated
- Apr 10, 2025
- Vendor
- Jenkins Project
- Product
- Jenkins SSH Agent Docker Image
- Classifications
- CWE-338, T1557
- Attack vector
- network
- Privileges
- unauthenticated
Timeline
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- Apr 10, 2025CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Apr 10, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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