CVE-2020-2158
Remote Code Execution vulnerability in Jenkins Literate Plugin
Jenkins Literate Plugin 1.0 and earlier does not configure its YAML parser to prevent the instantiation of arbitrary types, resulting in a remote code execution vulnerability.
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
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Jenkins Literate Plugin 1.0 and earlier does not configure its YAML parser to prevent the instantiation of arbitrary types, resulting in a remote code execution vulnerability.
- Record
CVE-2020-2158- CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 6.5 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-502
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Jenkins Literate Plugin 1.0 and earlier does not configure its YAML parser to prevent the instantiation of arbitrary types, resulting in a remote code execution vulnerability.
- Record
CVE-2020-2158- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2022-3481 No score
Jenkins Literate Plugin 1.0 and earlier does not configure its YAML parser to prevent the instantiation of arbitrary types, resulting in a remote code execution vulnerability.
- Record
EUVD-2022-3481- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-c329-r874-xc7j
Remote Code Execution vulnerability in Jenkins Literate Plugin
Jenkins Literate Plugin 1.0 and earlier does not configure its YAML parser to prevent the instantiation of arbitrary types, resulting in a remote code execution vulnerability.
- Record
GHSA-c329-r874-xc7j- CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-502
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
Jenkins Literate Plugin 1.0 and earlier does not configure its YAML parser to prevent the instantiation of arbitrary types, resulting in a remote code execution vulnerability.
- Record
CVE-2020-2158- CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVGHSA-c329-r874-xc7j
Remote Code Execution vulnerability in Jenkins Literate Plugin
Jenkins Literate Plugin 1.0 and earlier does not configure its YAML parser to prevent the instantiation of arbitrary types, resulting in a remote code execution vulnerability.
- Record
GHSA-c329-r874-xc7j- CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-502
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
org.jenkins-ci.plugins:literateMaven |
through 1.0 | None known |
org.jenkins-ci.plugins:literateMaven |
through 1.0, plus listed versions 0.1-beta-10.1-beta-20.2-beta-10.2-beta-20.2-beta-30.2-beta-40.2-beta-5 |
None known |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| facts | ||
| 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-2020-2158 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 8.8) in Jenkins Literate, published March 9, 2020. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.87%, the 86th percentile. No source names a fixed version.