Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) in org.jenkins-ci.main:jenkins-core (CVE-2026-53441)
Summary
Cross-site scripting in org.jenkins-ci.main:jenkins-core (CVE-2026-53441). Risk of unauthorized operations or information disclosure. Mitigation: upgrade to 2.568 or later.
Original description
The description as published by the source.
Jenkins 2.483 through 2.567 (both inclusive), LTS 2.492.1 through 2.555.2 (both inclusive) does not escape the user-provided description of a generic offline cause that could be set through the POST config.xml API, resulting in a stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability exploitable by attackers with Agent/Configure permission.
Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database NVD GitHub Advisory
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A vulnerability tracked as CVE-2026-53441 has been found in org.jenkins-ci.main:jenkins-core.
Risk of unauthorized operations or information disclosure. CVSS score: 5.4/10.
What to do: upgrade org.jenkins-ci.main:jenkins-core to 2.568 or later.
If unsure, ask your IT team or search "org.jenkins-ci.main:jenkins-core CVE-2026-53441" on the vendor's site.
CVE-2026-53441 (org.jenkins-ci.main:jenkins-core) — CWE-79 / CVSS v3 5.4
Attack vector: remote (network-reachable)
Patched: 2.568 — apply immediately
Plan: 1) Audit SBOM/dependencies, 2) Stage→prod upgrade, 3) Add WAF/proxy monitoring on affected endpoints, 4) Hunt IOCs in logs.
Refs: see the GHSA / vendor advisory / patched release linked on this page.
Cross-site scripting (XSS) (CWE-79) exists in org.jenkins-ci.main:jenkins-core.
Check the vendor advisory for the affected versions of org.jenkins-ci.main:jenkins-core.
Severity: Medium (CVSS 5.4/10). Risk of unauthorized operations or information disclosure.
Update to 2.568.
Until the patch is applied: disable the affected feature, apply WAF rules, or restrict access via network ACLs.
Search webserver/proxy logs for unusual request patterns matching this CVE's known IOCs. Audit SBOM/dependencies to find affected services.
Response actions
Concrete steps and command examples for SOC/SRE teams to execute in order
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1Identify exposure identify
Audit SBOM/dependencies for affected components.資産台帳・SBOM・依存マニフェストで org.jenkins-ci.main:jenkins-core を使っているサービスとバージョンを洗い出す。
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2Apply patch patch
Upgrade org.jenkins-ci.main:jenkins-core to 2.568ステージング環境で 2.568 に上げて回帰テスト → 本番反映。回帰テストはアプリの主要ハッピーパスを含めること。
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3Post-deployment verification verify
Confirm patched version is live in productionパッチ適用後、ステージングで PoC または同等の悪用パターンを再現して脆弱性が閉じたことを確認。本番ではアクセスログ・WAF でアラート再発が無いか継続監視。
Affected packages
References
- advisory jenkins.io
- package github.com
- web nvd.nist.gov
- web github.com
- web github.com