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Vulnerability details: VCID-1gnc-b5tg-3fhe
Vulnerability ID VCID-1gnc-b5tg-3fhe
Aliases CVE-2017-2598
GHSA-r9q2-3r6x-qmgp
Summary Inadequate Encryption Strength Jenkins uses `AES ECB` block cipher mode without an `IV` for encrypting secrets, which makes Jenkins and the stored secrets vulnerable to unnecessary risks.
Status Published
Exploitability 0.5
Weighted Severity 6.2
Risk 3.1
Affected and Fixed Packages Package Details
Weaknesses (4)
CWE-1035 OWASP Top Ten 2017 Category A9 - Using Components with Known Vulnerabilities
CWE-326 Inadequate Encryption Strength
CWE-937 OWASP Top Ten 2013 Category A9 - Using Components with Known Vulnerabilities
CWE-325 Missing Cryptographic Step
System Score Found at
cvssv3 4.3 https://access.redhat.com/hydra/rest/securitydata/cve/CVE-2017-2598.json
epss 0.00059 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2017-2598
epss 0.00059 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2017-2598
epss 0.00059 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2017-2598
epss 0.00059 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2017-2598
epss 0.00059 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2017-2598
epss 0.00059 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2017-2598
epss 0.00059 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2017-2598
epss 0.00059 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2017-2598
epss 0.00059 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2017-2598
epss 0.00059 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2017-2598
epss 0.00059 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2017-2598
epss 0.00059 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2017-2598
epss 0.00059 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2017-2598
epss 0.00059 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2017-2598
cvssv3.1 4.3 https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2017-2598
generic_textual MODERATE https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2017-2598
cvssv3.1_qr MODERATE https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-r9q2-3r6x-qmgp
cvssv3.1 4.3 https://github.com/jenkinsci/jenkins
generic_textual MODERATE https://github.com/jenkinsci/jenkins
cvssv3.1 4.3 https://github.com/jenkinsci/jenkins/commit/e6aa166246d1734f4798a9e31f78842f4c85c28b
generic_textual MODERATE https://github.com/jenkinsci/jenkins/commit/e6aa166246d1734f4798a9e31f78842f4c85c28b
cvssv3.1 4.3 https://jenkins.io/security/advisory/2017-02-01
generic_textual MODERATE https://jenkins.io/security/advisory/2017-02-01
cvssv2 4.0 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-2598
cvssv3 4.3 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-2598
cvssv3.1 4.3 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-2598
generic_textual MODERATE https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-2598
Reference id Reference type URL
https://access.redhat.com/hydra/rest/securitydata/cve/CVE-2017-2598.json
https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2017-2598
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2017-2598
https://github.com/jenkinsci/jenkins
https://github.com/jenkinsci/jenkins/commit/e6aa166246d1734f4798a9e31f78842f4c85c28b
https://jenkins.io/security/advisory/2017-02-01
https://jenkins.io/security/advisory/2017-02-01/
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95948
1418696 https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1418696
cpe:2.3:a:jenkins:jenkins:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:jenkins:jenkins:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:jenkins:jenkins:*:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:jenkins:jenkins:*:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
CVE-2017-2598 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-2598
GHSA-r9q2-3r6x-qmgp https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-r9q2-3r6x-qmgp
No exploits are available.
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N Found at https://access.redhat.com/hydra/rest/securitydata/cve/CVE-2017-2598.json
Attack Vector (AV) Attack Complexity (AC) Privileges Required (PR) User Interaction (UI) Scope (S) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

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Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N Found at https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2017-2598
Attack Vector (AV) Attack Complexity (AC) Privileges Required (PR) User Interaction (UI) Scope (S) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

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Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N Found at https://github.com/jenkinsci/jenkins
Attack Vector (AV) Attack Complexity (AC) Privileges Required (PR) User Interaction (UI) Scope (S) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

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Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N Found at https://github.com/jenkinsci/jenkins/commit/e6aa166246d1734f4798a9e31f78842f4c85c28b
Attack Vector (AV) Attack Complexity (AC) Privileges Required (PR) User Interaction (UI) Scope (S) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

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Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N Found at https://jenkins.io/security/advisory/2017-02-01
Attack Vector (AV) Attack Complexity (AC) Privileges Required (PR) User Interaction (UI) Scope (S) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

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Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N Found at https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-2598
Exploitability (E) Access Vector (AV) Access Complexity (AC) Authentication (Au) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

high

functional

unproven

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Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N Found at https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-2598
Attack Vector (AV) Attack Complexity (AC) Privileges Required (PR) User Interaction (UI) Scope (S) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

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Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N Found at https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-2598
Attack Vector (AV) Attack Complexity (AC) Privileges Required (PR) User Interaction (UI) Scope (S) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

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adjacent_network

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Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS)
Percentile 0.18611
EPSS Score 0.00059
Published At April 12, 2026, 12:55 p.m.
Date Actor Action Source VulnerableCode Version
2026-04-01T12:47:41.123595+00:00 GitLab Importer Import https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/advisories-community/-/blob/main/maven/org.jenkins-ci.main/jenkins-core/CVE-2017-2598.yml 38.0.0