Servers and applications
CVE-2017-1000362
The re-key admin monitor was introduced in Jenkins 1.498 and re-encrypted all secrets in JENKINS_HOME with a new key. It also created a backup directory with all old secrets, and the key used to encrypt them. These backups were world-readable and not removed afterwards. Jenkins now deletes the backup directory, if present. Upgrading from before 1.498 will no longer create a backup directory.…
- Severity
- Critical 9.8
- Published
- 17 Jul 2017
- Last changed
- 17 Jun 2026
- Added to UpHeron
- 1 Nov 2026
- Exploit chance
- 1.7% in the next 30 daysHigher than 77% of CVEs. EPSS by FIRST, 11 Nov 2026
- Weakness
- Information exposure (CWE-200)
- Attack
- Over the network · No login needed · No user action needed
- Attacker can
- Read data · Change data · Take it down
- CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H- Sources
- NVD
Description
The re-key admin monitor was introduced in Jenkins 1.498 and re-encrypted all secrets in JENKINS_HOME with a new key. It also created a backup directory with all old secrets, and the key used to encrypt them. These backups were world-readable and not removed afterwards. Jenkins now deletes the backup directory, if present. Upgrading from before 1.498 will no longer create a backup directory. Administrators relying on file access permissions in their manually created backups are advised to check them for the directory $JENKINS_HOME/jenkins.security.RekeySecretAdminMonitor/backups, and delete it if present.
Affected software
| Software | Affected versions |
|---|---|
JenkinsServers and applications · cpe:a:jenkins:jenkins |
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