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CVE-2022-27217

17
FAUCET Score

CVE-2022-27217 affects the Jenkins VMware vRealize CodeStream Plugin versions 1.2 and earlier, where it insecurely stores passwords in unencrypted job config.xml files. This vulnerability allows users with Extended Read permission or file system access to the Jenkins controller to view these sensitive credentials. With a CVSS score of 6.5 (Medium), this flaw has a low attack complexity and requires low privileges, potentially leading to a high impact on confidentiality. There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
<= 1.2CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:jenkins:vmware_vrealize_codestream:*:*:*:*:*:jenkins:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

6.5MEDIUM

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

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
NONE
Exploitability Score
2.8
Impact Score
3.6
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
0.93%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
57.1%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0093 is in the 69th percentile among its peer group of 21,974 CVEs.

Social Chatter

No social media mentions found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.1 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Vendor Patches (1)

jenkinsvendor investigatingvia nvd_reference
View patch

Vendor Advisories (1)

mavenGHSA-9wvr-x83m-84v4medium

Passwords stored in plain text by Jenkins Vmware vRealize CodeStream Plugin

Mar 16, 2022

References

jenkins.io / security/advisory/2022-03-15
Vendor Advisory
openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2022/03/15/2
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory