CVE-2020-2261
OS command execution vulnerability in Perfecto Plugin
Jenkins Perfecto Plugin 1.17 and earlier executes a command on the Jenkins controller, allowing attackers with Job/Configure permission to run arbitrary commands on the Jenkins controller
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 Perfecto Plugin 1.17 and earlier executes a command on the Jenkins controller, allowing attackers with Job/Configure permission to run arbitrary commands on the Jenkins controller
- Record
CVE-2020-2261- 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-78
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Jenkins Perfecto Plugin 1.17 and earlier executes a command on the Jenkins controller, allowing attackers with Job/Configure permission to run arbitrary commands on the Jenkins controller
- Record
CVE-2020-2261- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2022-4416 No score
Jenkins Perfecto Plugin 1.17 and earlier executes a command on the Jenkins controller, allowing attackers with Job/Configure permission to run arbitrary commands on the Jenkins controller
- Record
EUVD-2022-4416- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-jq84-6fmm-6qv6
OS command execution vulnerability in Perfecto Plugin
Perfecto Plugin allows specifying Perfecto Connect Path and Perfecto Connect File Name in job configurations.
This command is executed on the Jenkins controller in Perfecto Plugin 1.17 and earlier, allowing attackers with Job/Configure permission to run arbitrary commands on the Jenkins controller.
Perfecto Plugin 1.18 executes the specified commands on the agent the build is running on.
- Record
GHSA-jq84-6fmm-6qv6- 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-78
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
Jenkins Perfecto Plugin 1.17 and earlier executes a command on the Jenkins controller, allowing attackers with Job/Configure permission to run arbitrary commands on the Jenkins controller
- Record
CVE-2020-2261- 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-jq84-6fmm-6qv6
OS command execution vulnerability in Perfecto Plugin
Perfecto Plugin allows specifying Perfecto Connect Path and Perfecto Connect File Name in job configurations.
This command is executed on the Jenkins controller in Perfecto Plugin 1.17 and earlier, allowing attackers with Job/Configure permission to run arbitrary commands on the Jenkins controller.
Perfecto Plugin 1.18 executes the specified commands on the agent the build is running on.
- Record
GHSA-jq84-6fmm-6qv6- 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-78
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
io.jenkins.plugins:perfectoMaven |
through 1.17 | 1.18 |
io.jenkins.plugins:perfectoMaven |
before 1.18, plus listed versions 1.121.131.141.151.161.17 |
1.18 |
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| PoC in GitHub | shoucheng3/jenkinsci__perfecto-plugin_CVE-2020-2261_1-17 | 2025-08-16 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV, PoC in GitHub |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2020-2261 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 8.8) in Jenkins Perfecto, published September 16, 2020. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.36%, the 71st percentile. Fixed in io.jenkins.plugins:perfecto 1.18.