Vulnerability report

Exploited in the wild Confirmed confidence In CISA KEV

CVE-2024-23897

Jenkins

Jenkins Project / Jenkins · affected before 1.606

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Severity
CVSS 9.8 · Critical
Confidence
Confirmed
Exploit status
Exploited in the wild
EPSS
100.0%
First observed
—
Last observed
—

Decision summary

What security teams need to know first

Direct answers before the deeper technical record.

What it is

CVE-2024-23897 is an unauthenticated vulnerability affecting Jenkins Project Jenkins. Jenkins 2.441 and earlier, LTS 2.426.2 and earlier does not disable a feature of its CLI command parser that replaces an '@'...

Is it exploited?

Yes. Previdian tracks this CVE as a known exploited vulnerability. Confidence is confirmed. Listed in CISA KEV. Also confirmed by third-party sources.

Who is affected?

Jenkins Project / Jenkins affected before 1.606.

What should we do?

Prioritize remediation. Validate affected assets and apply vendor fixes on an accelerated timeline.

Overview

Jenkins

Jenkins 2.441 and earlier, LTS 2.426.2 and earlier does not disable a feature of its CLI command parser that replaces an '@' character followed by a file path in an argument with the file's contents, allowing unauthenticated attackers to read arbitrary files on the Jenkins controller file system.

jenkins Unaffected
jenkins
Before 1.606 Before * Before 2.427 Before 2.441
Jenkins Project Unaffected
Jenkins
Before 1.606 Before * Before 2.426.* Before 2.440.*
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Published
24 Jan 2024
Exploitation Reported
19 Aug 2024
Attack vector
Remote
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None

Tags

windows malware ransomware nessus_scanner nuclei_scanner cisa

CVE References

Exploitation evidence

Why Previdian marks this CVE as exploited

Third-party attestation and first-party sensor observation are shown separately so teams can judge the evidence chain.

Exploited in the wild

CISA

Recorded 19 Aug 2024

A trusted third party reported exploitation.

Used in malware

CISA

Recorded 19 Aug 2024

Malware families have been linked to exploitation of this CVE.

Proof of concept available

Nuclei Templates

Recorded 12 Jun 2026

Public scanner or PoC coverage increases practical exploitability.

Known exploited vulnerability sources

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Source Added
CISA First 2024-08-19 00:00 UTC
The Shadowserver 2026-05-27 00:00 UTC

Detection

Operational artifacts and observed signals

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Observed signals

Request targets
User-Agents
Callback hosts
0
0
0

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Virtual patch status

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Scanner Artifacts

Scanner and exploit-framework references linked to this CVE.

Scanner Reference Detected
Nuclei https://github.com/projectdiscovery/nuclei-templates/blob/main/javascript/cves/2024/CVE-2024-23897.yaml 25 Apr 2025
Nessus https://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/194437 30 Apr 2024

Risk and context

Severity, weaknesses, and research context

CVSS v3.1

9.8 Critical

Potential damage if exploited. Separate from whether attackers are using it.

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

EPSS

100.0%

Estimated chance of exploitation in the next 30 days. Previdian's warning comes from evidence, not this score.

Weaknesses

Path Traversal: 'dir/../../filename' CWE-27

Potential Proof of Concepts

These PoCs are unverified and could contain malware. Use at your own risk.

Jenkins < 2.441 - Arbitrary File Read

nuclei · Created Unknown

Timeline

From disclosure to observed exploitation

  1. 14:20 UTC

    Public PoC available

    Public proof-of-concept code published

  2. 00:00 UTC

    KEV confirmed by The Shadowserver

    Exploitation attested by an external source

  3. 00:00 UTC

    Nuclei template available

    Scanner coverage available

  4. 00:00 UTC

    Added to CISA KEV

    Listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog

  5. 00:00 UTC

    First public exploitation report

    Exploit observed in malware

  6. 07:28 UTC

    Nessus plugin available

    Scanner coverage available

  7. 17:52 UTC

    CVE published

    Vulnerability disclosed publicly

  8. 12:46 UTC

    CVE ID reserved

    Identifier reserved by the CNA

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{
  "cve_id": "CVE-2024-23897",
  "confidence": "Confirmed",
  "cvss_score": 9.8,
  "cvss_estimated": false,
  "epss_score": 0.99999,
  "exploit_status": {
    "exploited_in_the_wild": true,
    "active_exploitation_observed": false
  },
  "sensor_telemetry": { "attempts": 0, "sensors": 0 }
}