CVE-2018-1999036
Jenkins SSH Agent Plugin exposes SSH private key password to users with permission to read the build log
3.1
LOW
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 0.19%
Description
An exposure of sensitive information vulnerability exists in Jenkins SSH Agent Plugin 1.15 and earlier in SSHAgentStepExecution.java that exposes the SSH private key password to users with permission to read the build log. As of version 1.16, the plugin no longer logs the ssh-add invocation that would reveal the passphrase.
How to fix CVE-2018-1999036
To remediate CVE-2018-1999036, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- —upgrade to 1.16 or later
Is CVE-2018-1999036 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 0.2%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (1)
- from 0, < 1.16
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | LOW3.1 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N |