Exploitation evidence
Known exploited · CISA KEV listed
Added 2024-08-19. Ransomware campaign use: Known.
CISA required action: Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
CISA due date: 2024-09-09. This is the catalog’s deadline, not an assessment of your organization’s exposure.
KEV checked 13 Nov 2026, 00:20 Jerusalem · Original catalog ↗Reported products and versions
Jenkins Project / Jenkins
Default status: affected
- unaffected: 0 to < 1.606 (maven)
- unaffected: 2.442 to < * (maven)
- unaffected: 2.426.3 to < 2.426.* (maven)
- unaffected: 2.440.1 to < 2.440.* (maven)
Fixes and workarounds
No explicit solution text in the downloaded CVE record. Consult the vendor advisory; unaffected version ranges are shown above as reported, not inferred as a patch recommendation.
Sources and related reporting
CVE Program record ↗ · Download tracked evidence as JSON
- https://www.jenkins.io/security/advisory/2024-01-24/#SECURITY-3314
- https://www.sonarsource.com/blog/excessive-expansion-uncovering-critical-security-vulnerabilities-in-jenkins/
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/01/24/6
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/176839/Jenkins-2.441-LTS-2.426.3-CVE-2024-23897-Scanner.html
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/176840/Jenkins-2.441-LTS-2.426.3-Arbitrary-File-Read.html
- https://www.vicarius.io/vsociety/posts/the-anatomy-of-a-jenkins-vulnerability-cve-2024-23897-revealed-1
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2024-23897
Observed change timeline
History begins when Egret first downloads each source. It is not the complete upstream CVE history.
12 Nov 2026, 18:20 Jerusalem · EPSS observation updated
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}08 Nov 2026, 18:20 Jerusalem · EPSS observation updated
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}07 Nov 2026, 18:20 Jerusalem · EPSS observation updated
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}06 Nov 2026, 18:20 Jerusalem · EPSS observation updated
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}06 Nov 2026, 06:20 Jerusalem · EPSS observation updated
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"date": "2026-11-05",
"epss": 0.99999,
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}04 Nov 2026, 18:20 Jerusalem · EPSS observation updated
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"date": "2026-11-04",
"epss": 0.99999,
"percentile": 0.99995
}04 Nov 2026, 06:20 Jerusalem · CVE Program record changed
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}03 Nov 2026, 02:22 Jerusalem · CISA KEV status changed
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