CVE-2020-2167
RCE vulnerability in Jenkins OpenShift Pipeline Plugin
Jenkins OpenShift Pipeline Plugin 1.0.56 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 OpenShift Pipeline Plugin 1.0.56 and earlier does not configure its YAML parser to prevent the instantiation of arbitrary types, resulting in a remote code execution vulnerability.
- Record
CVE-2020-2167- 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-20
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Jenkins OpenShift Pipeline Plugin 1.0.56 and earlier does not configure its YAML parser to prevent the instantiation of arbitrary types, resulting in a remote code execution vulnerability.
- Record
CVE-2020-2167- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2022-1914 No score
Jenkins OpenShift Pipeline Plugin 1.0.56 and earlier does not configure its YAML parser to prevent the instantiation of arbitrary types, resulting in a remote code execution vulnerability.
- Record
EUVD-2022-1914- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-264w-xrr7-6qqg
RCE vulnerability in Jenkins OpenShift Pipeline Plugin
OpenShift Pipeline Plugin 1.0.56 and earlier does not configure its YAML parser to prevent the instantiation of arbitrary types. This results in a remote code execution (RCE) vulnerability exploitable by users able to provide YAML input files to OpenShift Pipeline Plugin’s build step. OpenShift Pipeline Plugin 1.0.57 configures its YAML parser to only instantiate safe types.
- Record
GHSA-264w-xrr7-6qqg- 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-20, CWE-502
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
Jenkins OpenShift Pipeline Plugin 1.0.56 and earlier does not configure its YAML parser to prevent the instantiation of arbitrary types, resulting in a remote code execution vulnerability.
- Record
CVE-2020-2167- 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-264w-xrr7-6qqg
RCE vulnerability in Jenkins OpenShift Pipeline Plugin
OpenShift Pipeline Plugin 1.0.56 and earlier does not configure its YAML parser to prevent the instantiation of arbitrary types. This results in a remote code execution (RCE) vulnerability exploitable by users able to provide YAML input files to OpenShift Pipeline Plugin’s build step. OpenShift Pipeline Plugin 1.0.57 configures its YAML parser to only instantiate safe types.
- Record
GHSA-264w-xrr7-6qqg- 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-20, CWE-502
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVRHSA-2020:0964
Red Hat Security Advisory: OpenShift Container Platform 3.11 jenkins-2-plugins security update
- Record
RHSA-2020:0964- 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
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
com.openshift.jenkins:openshift-pipelineMaven |
through 1.0.56 | 1.0.57 |
com.openshift.jenkins:openshift-pipelineMaven |
before 1.0.57, plus listed versions 1.01.0.11.0.101.0.111.0.12 Show 45 moreShow less1.0.131.0.141.0.151.0.161.0.171.0.181.0.191.0.21.0.201.0.211.0.221.0.231.0.241.0.251.0.261.0.271.0.281.0.291.0.31.0.301.0.311.0.321.0.331.0.341.0.351.0.361.0.371.0.381.0.391.0.41.0.401.0.411.0.421.0.431.0.441.0.451.0.461.0.471.0.481.0.491.0.51.0.501.0.511.0.521.0.53 |
1.0.57 |
jenkinsRed Hat:openshift:3.11::el7 |
before 0:2.204.2.1585048146-1.el7 | 0:2.204.2.1585048146-1.el7 |
jenkins-2-pluginsRed Hat:openshift:3.11::el7 |
before 0:3.11.1585050035-1.el7 | 0:3.11.1585050035-1.el7 |
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-2020-2167 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 8.8) in Jenkins Openshift Pipeline, published March 25, 2020. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.08%, the 81st percentile. Fixed in com.openshift.jenkins:openshift-pipeline 1.0.57.
References
Left out here: 7 versions. The JSON record has them.