CVE-2019-16556
Jenkins Rundeck Plugin stored credentials in plain text
Jenkins Rundeck Plugin 3.6.5 and earlier stores credentials unencrypted in its global configuration file and in job config.xml files on the Jenkins master where they can be viewed by users with Extended Read permission, or access to the master file system.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Jenkins Rundeck Plugin 3.6.5 and earlier stores credentials unencrypted in its global configuration file and in job config.xml files on the Jenkins master where they can be viewed by users with Extended Read permission, or access to the master file system.
- Record
CVE-2019-16556- CVSS 3.1
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - CVSS 2.0
- 4.0 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-522
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Jenkins Rundeck Plugin 3.6.5 and earlier stores credentials unencrypted in its global configuration file and in job config.xml files on the Jenkins master where they can be viewed by users with Extended Read permission, or access to the master file system.
- Record
CVE-2019-16556- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2022-4976 No score
Jenkins Rundeck Plugin 3.6.5 and earlier stores credentials unencrypted in its global configuration file and in job config.xml files on the Jenkins master where they can be viewed by users with Extended Read permission, or access to the master file system.
- Record
EUVD-2022-4976- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-qh3m-c6hw-5hmv
Jenkins Rundeck Plugin stored credentials in plain text
Jenkins Rundeck Plugin 3.6.5 and earlier stores credentials unencrypted in its global configuration file and in job config.xml files on the Jenkins master where they can be viewed by users with Extended Read permission, or access to the master file system.
- Record
GHSA-qh3m-c6hw-5hmv- CVSS 3.1
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-522
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
Jenkins Rundeck Plugin 3.6.5 and earlier stores credentials unencrypted in its global configuration file and in job config.xml files on the Jenkins master where they can be viewed by users with Extended Read permission, or access to the master file system.
- Record
CVE-2019-16556- CVSS 3.1
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVGHSA-qh3m-c6hw-5hmv
Jenkins Rundeck Plugin stored credentials in plain text
Jenkins Rundeck Plugin 3.6.5 and earlier stores credentials unencrypted in its global configuration file and in job config.xml files on the Jenkins master where they can be viewed by users with Extended Read permission, or access to the master file system.
- Record
GHSA-qh3m-c6hw-5hmv- CVSS 3.1
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-522
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
org.jenkins-ci.plugins:rundeckMaven |
through 3.6.5 | 3.6.6 |
org.jenkins-ci.plugins:rundeckMaven |
before 3.6.6, plus listed versions 1.01.11.21.31.4 Show 30 moreShow less1.51.5.11.61.71.82.02.0.12.12.102.112.22.32.3.12.42.52.62.72.82.93.03.13.33.43.5.13.5.43.6.13.6.23.6.33.6.43.6.5 |
3.6.6 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2019-16556 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.5) in Jenkins Rundeck, published December 17, 2019. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.85%, the 58th percentile. Fixed in org.jenkins-ci.plugins:rundeck 3.6.6.