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CVE-2022-36881

20
FAUCET Score

CVE-2022-36881 affects Jenkins Git client Plugin versions 3.11.0 and earlier, stemming from a lack of SSH host key verification during Git repository connections via SSH. This critical vulnerability, rated 8.1 HIGH, enables man-in-the-middle attacks, allowing attackers to intercept and potentially manipulate communications with high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While no active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion has been observed, the high CVSS score and potential for severe impact warrant immediate attention.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
<= 3.11.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:jenkins:git_client:*:*:*:*:*:jenkins:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

8.1HIGH

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

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
HIGH
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
2.2
Impact Score
5.9
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
0.91%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
56.1%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0091 is in the 22nd percentile among its peer group of 8,920 CVEs.

Social Chatter

No social media mentions found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (6)

mavenpatch availablevia ghsa
Product: org.jenkins-ci.plugins:git-clientFixed in: 3.11.1
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.10Fixed in: jenkins-2-plugins-0:4.10.1667388055-1.el8
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.8Fixed in: jenkins-2-plugins-0:4.8.1672842762-1.el8
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.9Fixed in: jenkins-2-plugins-0:4.9.1667460322-1.el8
View patch
jenkinsvendor investigatingvia nvd_reference
View patch
redhatend of lifevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 3.11Fixed in: jenkins-2-plugins

Vendor Advisories (2)

redhatCVE-2022-36881Important

jenkins-plugin: Man-in-the-Middle (MitM) in org.jenkins-ci.plugins:git-client

Aug 3, 2022
mavenGHSA-cm7j-p8hc-97vjmedium

Jenkins Git client plugin 3.11.0 does not perform SSH host key verification

Jul 28, 2022

References

jenkins.io / security/advisory/2022-07-27
Vendor Advisory
openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2022/07/27/1
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory