CVE-2021-21661
Missing Authorization in Jenkins Kubernetes CLI Plugin
Jenkins Kubernetes CLI Plugin 1.10.0 and earlier does not perform permission checks in several HTTP endpoints, allowing attackers with Overall/Read permission to enumerate credentials IDs of credentials stored in Jenkins.
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
- Low
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
4.3
Jenkins Kubernetes CLI Plugin 1.10.0 and earlier does not perform permission checks in several HTTP endpoints, allowing attackers with Overall/Read permission to enumerate credentials IDs of credentials stored in Jenkins.
- Record
CVE-2021-21661- CVSS 3.1
- 4.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N - CVSS 2.0
- 4.0 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Jenkins Kubernetes CLI Plugin 1.10.0 and earlier does not perform permission checks in several HTTP endpoints, allowing attackers with Overall/Read permission to enumerate credentials IDs of credentials stored in Jenkins.
- Record
CVE-2021-21661- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2021-1426 No score
Jenkins Kubernetes CLI Plugin 1.10.0 and earlier does not perform permission checks in several HTTP endpoints, allowing attackers with Overall/Read permission to enumerate credentials IDs of credentials stored in Jenkins.
- Record
EUVD-2021-1426- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-xrg9-wwrq-xmx9
4.3
Missing Authorization in Jenkins Kubernetes CLI Plugin
Jenkins Kubernetes CLI Plugin 1.10.0 and earlier does not perform permission checks in several HTTP endpoints, allowing attackers with Overall/Read permission to enumerate credentials IDs of credentials stored in Jenkins.
- Record
GHSA-xrg9-wwrq-xmx9- CVSS 3.1
- 4.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-862
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
4.3
Jenkins Kubernetes CLI Plugin 1.10.0 and earlier does not perform permission checks in several HTTP endpoints, allowing attackers with Overall/Read permission to enumerate credentials IDs of credentials stored in Jenkins.
- Record
CVE-2021-21661- CVSS 3.1
- 4.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVGHSA-xrg9-wwrq-xmx9
4.3
Missing Authorization in Jenkins Kubernetes CLI Plugin
Jenkins Kubernetes CLI Plugin 1.10.0 and earlier does not perform permission checks in several HTTP endpoints, allowing attackers with Overall/Read permission to enumerate credentials IDs of credentials stored in Jenkins.
- Record
GHSA-xrg9-wwrq-xmx9- CVSS 3.1
- 4.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-862
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
org.jenkins-ci.plugins:kubernetes-cliMaven |
before 1.10.1 | 1.10.1 |
org.jenkins-ci.plugins:kubernetes-cliMaven |
before 1.10.1, plus listed versions 0.1.01.0.01.1.01.10.01.2.0 Show 10 moreShow less1.3.01.4.01.5.01.6.01.7.01.8.01.8.11.8.21.8.31.9.0 |
1.10.1 |
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-2021-21661 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.3) in Jenkins Kubernetes, published June 10, 2021. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.64%, the 76th percentile. Fixed in org.jenkins-ci.plugins:kubernetes-cli 1.10.1.