CVE-2019-16546 is a medium-severity vulnerability affecting Jenkins Google Compute Engine Plugin versions 4.1.1 and earlier. The flaw stems from the plugin's failure to verify SSH host keys when establishing connections with agents, making it susceptible to man-in-the-middle (MitM) attacks. While the attack complexity is high, a successful exploit could lead to high confidentiality impact, allowing an attacker to intercept sensitive data. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 4.2.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:jenkins:google_compute_engine:*:*:*:*:*:jenkins:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
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