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Exploited in the wild High confidence Not in CISA KEV

CVE-2026-53435

Jenkins

Jenkins project / Jenkins · All versions (default: affected)

Severity
CVSS 8.8 · High
Confidence
High
Exploit status
Exploited in the wild
EPSS
19.0%
First observed
Last observed

Decision summary

What security teams need to know first

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What it is

CVE-2026-53435 is a vulnerability affecting Jenkins Project Jenkins. In Jenkins 2.567 and earlier, LTS 2.555.2 and earlier, it is possible for attackers to have Jenkins deserialize arbitrary types defined in Jenkins...

Is it exploited?

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

Who is affected?

Jenkins Project / Jenkins all versions (default: affected).

What should we do?

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

Overview

Jenkins

In Jenkins 2.567 and earlier, LTS 2.555.2 and earlier, it is possible for attackers to have Jenkins deserialize arbitrary types defined in Jenkins core or plugins from an attacker-controlled `config.xml` submission in a way that allows them to handle HTTP requests afterwards.

This can be used to impersonate any user and send HTTP requests on their behalf, up to and including use of the Script Console to run arbitrary code, or to read arbitrary files from the Jenkins controller.

Vendor Product Affected Status
Red Hat OpenShift Developer Tools and Services jenkins All versions (default: affected) Affected
Jenkins Project Jenkins Before * Unaffected
Jenkins Project Jenkins Before 2.555.* Unaffected
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Published
10 Jun 2026
Exploitation Reported
15 Jun 2026
Attack vector
Remote
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None

CVE References

Exploitation evidence

Why KEV Intelligence marks this CVE as exploited

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Exploited in the wild

Defused Cyber

Recorded 15 Jun 2026

Independent exploitation attestation added to the KEV Intelligence record.

Known exploited vulnerability sources

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Source Added
Defused Cyber First 2026-06-15 09:02 UTC
Daily CyberSecurity 2026-06-15 10:20 UTC

Detection

Operational artifacts and observed signals

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Observed signals

Request targets
0
User-Agents
0

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Scanner coverage

No scanner integrations recorded yet.

Virtual patch status

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No detection artifacts or sensor request patterns are available for this CVE yet.

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Risk and context

Severity, weaknesses, and research context

CVSS v3.1

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

EPSS

19.0%

Recent mention · Daily CyberSecurity

Jenkins RCE Vulnerability CVE-2026-53435 Now Under Active Exploitation

Attackers are already abusing a critical Jenkins RCE vulnerability in the wild. Tracked as CVE-2026-53435, the flaw lets The post Jenkins RCE Vulnerability CVE-2026-53435 Now Under Active Exploitation appeared first on Daily CyberSecurity. Related posts: High-Severity RCE...

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Timeline

From disclosure to observed exploitation

  1. KEV confirmed by Daily CyberSecurity

    Exploitation attested by an external source

  2. Added to KEV Intelligence KEV Feed

    High-confidence, third-party attested exploitation

  3. CVE published

    Vulnerability disclosed publicly

  4. CVE ID reserved

    Identifier reserved by the CNA

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{
  "cve_id": "CVE-2026-53435",
  "confidence": "High",
  "cvss_score": 8.8,
  "cvss_estimated": false,
  "epss_score": 0.19035,
  "exploit_status": {
    "exploited_in_the_wild": true,
    "active_exploitation_observed": false
  },
  "sensor_telemetry": { "attempts": 0, "sensors": 0 }
}

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