CVE-2022-25176

Improper Link Resolution Before File Access in Jenkins Pipeline: Groovy Plugin

6.5 MediumFix available

Jenkins Pipeline: Groovy Plugin 2648.va9433432b33c and earlier follows symbolic links to locations outside of the checkout directory for the configured SCM when reading the script file (typically Jenkinsfile) for Pipelines, allowing attackers able to configure Pipelines to read arbitrary files on the Jenkins controller file system.

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: None
Availability: None

Exploit likelihood

1.74%Up 0.9 points since Feb 16, 2022

What each source reports

NVD Score used 6.5

Record: CVE-2022-25176
CVSS 3.1: 6.5 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
CVSS 2.0: 4.0 MediumAV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N
Weakness: CWE-59
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

Record: CVE-2022-25176
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2022-0852 No score

Record: EUVD-2022-0852
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-6473-gqrj-4p65 6.5

Improper Link Resolution Before File Access in Jenkins Pipeline: Groovy Plugin

Record: GHSA-6473-gqrj-4p65
CVSS 3.1: 6.5 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Weakness: CWE-59
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSV 6.5

Record: CVE-2022-25176
CVSS 3.1: 6.5 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVGHSA-6473-gqrj-4p65 6.5

Improper Link Resolution Before File Access in Jenkins Pipeline: Groovy Plugin

Record: GHSA-6473-gqrj-4p65
CVSS 3.1: 6.5 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Weakness: CWE-59
Updated: 2026-11-02

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OSVRHSA-2022:0871 8.8

Red Hat Security Advisory: OpenShift Container Platform 4.8.35 security update

Record: RHSA-2022:0871
CVSS 3.1: 8.8 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVRHSA-2022:1021 8.8

Red Hat Security Advisory: OpenShift Container Platform 4.9.26 security update

Record: RHSA-2022:1021
CVSS 3.1: 8.8 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVRHSA-2022:1025 8.8

Red Hat Security Advisory: OpenShift Container Platform 4.10.6 security update

Record: RHSA-2022:1025
CVSS 3.1: 8.8 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVRHSA-2022:1248 8.8

Red Hat Security Advisory: OpenShift Container Platform 4.7.48 packages and security update

Record: RHSA-2022:1248
CVSS 3.1: 8.8 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVRHSA-2022:1420 8.8

Red Hat Security Advisory: OpenShift Container Platform 3.11.685 security and bug fix update

Record: RHSA-2022:1420
CVSS 3.1: 8.8 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVRHSA-2022:1620 8.8

Red Hat Security Advisory: OpenShift Container Platform 4.6.57 packages and security update

Record: RHSA-2022:1620
CVSS 3.1: 8.8 HighCVSS: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

Affected packages
Package	Affected	Fixed
`org.jenkins-ci.plugins.workflow:workflow-cps` Maven	2.93 up to 2.94.1	2.94.1
`org.jenkins-ci.plugins.workflow:workflow-cps` Maven	before 2.92.1	2.92.1
`org.jenkins-ci.plugins.workflow:workflow-cps` Maven	2.95 up to 2648.2651.v230593e03e9f	2648.2651.v230593e03e9f
`org.jenkins-ci.plugins.workflow:workflow-cps` Maven	2.93 up to 2.94.1, plus listed versions 2.94	2.94.1
`org.jenkins-ci.plugins.workflow:workflow-cps` Maven	before 2.92.1, plus listed versions 0.1-beta-10.1-beta-20.1-beta-30.1-beta-40.1-beta-5 Show 45 moreShow less 0.1-beta-60.1-beta-70.1-beta-81.01.0-beta-11.11.101.10-beta-11.10.11.111.11-beta-11.11-beta-21.11-beta-31.11-beta-41.121.12-beta-11.12-beta-21.12-beta-31.131.141.14-beta-11.14.11.14.1-beta-11.14.21.151.15-beta-11.21.31.41.4.11.4.21.4.31.4.3-beta-11.51.61.6-alpha-11.71.7-alpha-11.81.91.9-beta-12.02.12.102.11	2.92.1
`org.jenkins-ci.plugins.workflow:workflow-cps` Maven	2.95 up to 2648.2651.v230593e03e9f, plus listed versions 2633.v6baeedc138052640.v00e79c8113de2644.v29a793dac95a2646.v6ed3b5b01ff12648.va9433432b33c	2648.2651.v230593e03e9f
`cri-o` Red Hat:openshift:4.8::el7 From an advisory covering 15 CVEs	before 0:1.21.5-3.rhaos4.8.gitaf64931.el7	0:1.21.5-3.rhaos4.8.gitaf64931.el7
`cri-o-debuginfo` Red Hat:openshift:4.8::el7 From an advisory covering 15 CVEs	before 0:1.21.5-3.rhaos4.8.gitaf64931.el7	0:1.21.5-3.rhaos4.8.gitaf64931.el7
`cri-o` Red Hat:openshift:4.8::el8 From an advisory covering 15 CVEs	before 0:1.21.5-3.rhaos4.8.gitaf64931.el8	0:1.21.5-3.rhaos4.8.gitaf64931.el8
`cri-o-debuginfo` Red Hat:openshift:4.8::el8 From an advisory covering 15 CVEs	before 0:1.21.5-3.rhaos4.8.gitaf64931.el8	0:1.21.5-3.rhaos4.8.gitaf64931.el8

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Affected packages
Package	Affected	Fixed
`cri-o-debugsource` Red Hat:openshift:4.8::el8 From an advisory covering 15 CVEs	before 0:1.21.5-3.rhaos4.8.gitaf64931.el8	0:1.21.5-3.rhaos4.8.gitaf64931.el8
`jenkins-2-plugins` Red Hat:openshift:4.8::el8 From an advisory covering 15 CVEs	before 0:4.8.1646993358-1.el8	0:4.8.1646993358-1.el8
`haproxy` Red Hat:openshift:4.9::el8 From an advisory covering 13 CVEs	before 0:2.2.15-4.el8	0:2.2.15-4.el8
`haproxy-debugsource` Red Hat:openshift:4.9::el8 From an advisory covering 13 CVEs	before 0:2.2.15-4.el8	0:2.2.15-4.el8
`haproxy22` Red Hat:openshift:4.9::el8 From an advisory covering 13 CVEs	before 0:2.2.15-4.el8	0:2.2.15-4.el8
`haproxy22-debuginfo` Red Hat:openshift:4.9::el8 From an advisory covering 13 CVEs	before 0:2.2.15-4.el8	0:2.2.15-4.el8
`jenkins-2-plugins` Red Hat:openshift:4.9::el8 From an advisory covering 13 CVEs	before 0:4.9.1647580879-1.el8	0:4.9.1647580879-1.el8
`jenkins-2-plugins` Red Hat:openshift:4.10::el8 From an advisory covering 12 CVEs	before 0:4.10.1647505461-1.el8	0:4.10.1647505461-1.el8
`jenkins-2-plugins` Red Hat:openshift:4.7::el8 From an advisory covering 12 CVEs	before 0:4.7.1648800585-1.el8	0:4.7.1648800585-1.el8
`jenkins` Red Hat:openshift:3.11::el7 From an advisory covering 13 CVEs	before 0:2.319.3.1650348949-1.el7	0:2.319.3.1650348949-1.el7
`jenkins-2-plugins` Red Hat:openshift:3.11::el7 From an advisory covering 13 CVEs	before 0:3.11.1650371376-1.el7	0:3.11.1650371376-1.el7
`haproxy` Red Hat:openshift:4.6::el7 From an advisory covering 13 CVEs	before 0:2.0.16-3.el7	0:2.0.16-3.el7
`haproxy-debuginfo` Red Hat:openshift:4.6::el7 From an advisory covering 13 CVEs	before 0:2.0.16-3.el7	0:2.0.16-3.el7
`haproxy20` Red Hat:openshift:4.6::el7 From an advisory covering 13 CVEs	before 0:2.0.16-3.el7	0:2.0.16-3.el7
`haproxy` Red Hat:openshift:4.6::el8 From an advisory covering 13 CVEs	before 0:2.0.16-5.el8	0:2.0.16-5.el8
`haproxy-debugsource` Red Hat:openshift:4.6::el8 From an advisory covering 13 CVEs	before 0:2.0.16-5.el8	0:2.0.16-5.el8
`haproxy20` Red Hat:openshift:4.6::el8 From an advisory covering 13 CVEs	before 0:2.0.16-5.el8	0:2.0.16-5.el8
`haproxy20-debuginfo` Red Hat:openshift:4.6::el8 From an advisory covering 13 CVEs	before 0:2.0.16-5.el8	0:2.0.16-5.el8
`jenkins-2-plugins` Red Hat:openshift:4.6::el8 From an advisory covering 13 CVEs	before 0:4.6.1650364520-1.el8	0:4.6.1650364520-1.el8

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 6, 2026	affected, facts
Nov 3, 2026	aliases	EUVD
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2022-25176 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.5) in Jenkins Project Pipeline: Groovy Plugin, published February 15, 2022. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.74%, the 77th percentile. Fixed in org.jenkins-ci.plugins.workflow:workflow-cps 2.94.1.

References

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