Vulnerability report

Exploited in the wild Confirmed confidence In CISA KEV

CVE-2019-1003030

Jenkins Pipeline: Groovy Plugin

Jenkins project / Jenkins Pipeline: Groovy Plugin · 2.63 and earlier

Severity
CVSS 9.9 · Critical
Confidence
Confirmed
Exploit status
Exploited in the wild
EPSS
75.6%
First observed
Last observed

Decision summary

What security teams need to know first

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What it is

CVE-2019-1003030 is a vulnerability affecting Jenkins project Jenkins Pipeline: Groovy Plugin. A sandbox bypass vulnerability exists in Jenkins Pipeline: Groovy Plugin 2.63 and earlier in pom.xml,...

Is it exploited?

Yes. KEV Intelligence tracks this CVE as a known exploited vulnerability. Confidence is confirmed.

Who is affected?

Jenkins project / Jenkins Pipeline: Groovy Plugin 2.63 and earlier.

What should we do?

Prioritize remediation. Validate affected assets and apply vendor fixes on an accelerated timeline.

Overview

Jenkins Pipeline: Groovy Plugin

A sandbox bypass vulnerability exists in Jenkins Pipeline: Groovy Plugin 2.63 and earlier in pom.xml, src/main/java/org/jenkinsci/plugins/workflow/cps/CpsGroovyShell.java that allows attackers able to control pipeline scripts to execute arbitrary code on the Jenkins master JVM.

Vendor Product Affected Status
Jenkins project Jenkins Pipeline: Groovy Plugin 2.63 and earlier Affected
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Published
08 Mar 2019
Exploitation Reported
25 Mar 2022
Attack vector
Remote
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None

Tags

java cisa nuclei_scanner

CVE References

Exploitation evidence

Why KEV Intelligence marks this CVE as exploited

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Exploited in the wild

CISA

Recorded 25 Mar 2022

Independent exploitation attestation added to the KEV Intelligence record.

Proof of concept available

GitHub

Recorded 01 Mar 2025

Public scanner or PoC coverage increases practical exploitability.

Known exploited vulnerability sources

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Source Added
CISA First 2022-03-25 00:00 UTC

Detection

Operational artifacts and observed signals

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Observed signals

Request targets
0
User-Agents
0

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Virtual patch status

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Scanner Artifacts

Scanner and exploit-framework references linked to this CVE.

Risk and context

Severity, weaknesses, and research context

CVSS v3.1

9.9 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

EPSS

75.6%

All CVSS Scores

CVSS v3.1 9.9 Critical

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

CVSS v2.0 6.5 Medium

AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P

Potential Proof of Concepts

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Timeline

From disclosure to observed exploitation

  1. Public PoC available

    Public proof-of-concept code published

  2. Nuclei template available

    Scanner coverage available

  3. Added to CISA KEV

    Listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog

  4. CVE published

    Vulnerability disclosed publicly

  5. CVE ID reserved

    Identifier reserved by the CNA

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{
  "cve_id": "CVE-2019-1003030",
  "confidence": "Confirmed",
  "cvss_score": 9.9,
  "cvss_estimated": false,
  "epss_score": 0.75594,
  "exploit_status": {
    "exploited_in_the_wild": true,
    "active_exploitation_observed": false
  },
  "sensor_telemetry": { "attempts": 0, "sensors": 0 }
}

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