CVE-2026-117618
HighCVSS 8.1Exploitation Probability (EPSS)
Low risk10th percentile - higher than 10% of all known CVEs
Summary
In Jenkins 2.587 and earlier, LTS 2.580.1 and earlier, the HTTP endpoint for creating the first user account does not check whether the setup wizard has been completed, resulting in a race condition that allows unauthenticated attackers to create an administrator account while the initial user account is being replaced.
Risk Assessment
An unauthenticated attacker can gain administrative control of the Jenkins instance within a specific time window. This results in full compromise of the CI/CD server.
Recommendation
Update Jenkins to a version later than 2.587 or LTS later than 2.580.1. Restrict network access to the Jenkins instance during initial setup.
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Original NVD description (English source)
In Jenkins 2.587 and earlier, LTS 2.580.1 and earlier, the HTTP endpoint for creating the first user account does not check whether the setup wizard has been completed, resulting in a race condition that allows unauthenticated attackers to create an administrator account while the initial user account is being replaced.
Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS