CVE-2026-33001
Jenkins 2.554 and earlier, LTS 2.541.2 and earlier does not safely handle symbolic links during the extraction of .tar and .tar.gz archives, allowing crafted archives to write files to arbitrary locations on the filesystem, restricted only by file system access permissions of the user running Jenkins. This can be exploited to deploy malicious scripts or plugins on the controller by attackers with Item/Configure permission, or able to control agent processes.
Versions it affects
Software versions checked with the free lookup that CVE-2026-33001 applies to, and the release that fixes it where the sources name one.
At a glance
- Severity
- High
- CVSS base score
- 8.8 out of 10
- Known exploited
- Not in CISA's catalogue of exploited vulnerabilities
- EPSS
- 1.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 66% of scored vulnerabilities
- Weakness
- CWE-22
- Published
- 2026-03-18
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