CVE-2020-2168
RCE vulnerability in Jenkins Azure Container Service Plugin
Jenkins Azure Container Service Plugin 1.0.1 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 Azure Container Service Plugin 1.0.1 and earlier does not configure its YAML parser to prevent the instantiation of arbitrary types, resulting in a remote code execution vulnerability.
- Record
CVE-2020-2168- 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 Azure Container Service Plugin 1.0.1 and earlier does not configure its YAML parser to prevent the instantiation of arbitrary types, resulting in a remote code execution vulnerability.
- Record
CVE-2020-2168- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2022-2639 No score
Jenkins Azure Container Service Plugin 1.0.1 and earlier does not configure its YAML parser to prevent the instantiation of arbitrary types, resulting in a remote code execution vulnerability.
- Record
EUVD-2022-2639- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-5qff-7944-vq4f
RCE vulnerability in Jenkins Azure Container Service Plugin
Azure Container Service Plugin 1.0.1 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 Azure Container Service Plugin’s build step.
Azure Container Service Plugin 1.0.2 configures its YAML parser to only instantiate safe types.
- Record
GHSA-5qff-7944-vq4f- 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
OSVGHSA-5qff-7944-vq4f
RCE vulnerability in Jenkins Azure Container Service Plugin
Azure Container Service Plugin 1.0.1 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 Azure Container Service Plugin’s build step.
Azure Container Service Plugin 1.0.2 configures its YAML parser to only instantiate safe types.
- Record
GHSA-5qff-7944-vq4f- 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
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
org.jenkins-ci.plugins:azure-acsMaven |
before 1.0.2 | 1.0.2 |
org.jenkins-ci.plugins:azure-acsMaven |
before 1.0.2, plus listed versions 0.1.00.1.10.1.20.1.30.1.4 Show 8 moreShow less0.1.50.2.00.2.10.2.20.2.30.2.41.0.01.0.1 |
1.0.2 |
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-2020-2168 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 8.8) in Jenkins Azure Container Service, published March 25, 2020. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.96%, the 80th percentile. Fixed in org.jenkins-ci.plugins:azure-acs 1.0.2.