CVE-2022-29052
Private key stored in plain text by Jenkins Google Compute Engine Plugin
Jenkins Google Compute Engine Plugin 4.3.8 and earlier stores private keys unencrypted in cloud agent config.xml files on the Jenkins controller where they can be viewed by users with Extended Read permission, or access to 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
- Low
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Jenkins Google Compute Engine Plugin 4.3.8 and earlier stores private keys unencrypted in cloud agent config.xml files on the Jenkins controller where they can be viewed by users with Extended Read permission, or access to the Jenkins controller file system.
- Record
CVE-2022-29052- 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 - Weakness
- CWE-522
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Jenkins Google Compute Engine Plugin 4.3.8 and earlier stores private keys unencrypted in cloud agent config.xml files on the Jenkins controller where they can be viewed by users with Extended Read permission, or access to the Jenkins controller file system.
- Record
CVE-2022-29052- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2022-1840 No score
Jenkins Google Compute Engine Plugin 4.3.8 and earlier stores private keys unencrypted in cloud agent config.xml files on the Jenkins controller where they can be viewed by users with Extended Read permission, or access to the Jenkins controller file system.
- Record
EUVD-2022-1840- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-vhxq-9mpv-gj87
Private key stored in plain text by Jenkins Google Compute Engine Plugin
Jenkins Google Compute Engine Plugin 4.3.8 and earlier stores private keys unencrypted in cloud agent config.xml files on the Jenkins controller where they can be viewed by users with Agent/Extended Read permission, or access to the Jenkins controller file system.
- Record
GHSA-vhxq-9mpv-gj87- 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-522
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
Jenkins Google Compute Engine Plugin 4.3.8 and earlier stores private keys unencrypted in cloud agent config.xml files on the Jenkins controller where they can be viewed by users with Extended Read permission, or access to the Jenkins controller file system.
- Record
CVE-2022-29052- 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-vhxq-9mpv-gj87
Private key stored in plain text by Jenkins Google Compute Engine Plugin
Jenkins Google Compute Engine Plugin 4.3.8 and earlier stores private keys unencrypted in cloud agent config.xml files on the Jenkins controller where they can be viewed by users with Agent/Extended Read permission, or access to the Jenkins controller file system.
- Record
GHSA-vhxq-9mpv-gj87- 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-522
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
org.jenkins-ci.plugins:google-compute-engineMaven |
before 4.3.9 | 4.3.9 |
org.jenkins-ci.plugins:google-compute-engineMaven |
before 4.3.9, plus listed versions 1.0-beta-11.0-beta-21.0.01.0.11.0.10 Show 28 moreShow less1.0.21.0.31.0.41.0.51.0.61.0.71.0.82.0.03.0.03.1.03.1.13.2.03.3.03.3.13.3.23.4.04.0.04.1.04.1.14.2.04.3.04.3.14.3.24.3.34.3.44.3.54.3.74.3.8 |
4.3.9 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| 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-2022-29052 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.3) in Jenkins Google Compute Engine, published April 12, 2022. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.75%, the 55th percentile. Fixed in org.jenkins-ci.plugins:google-compute-engine 4.3.9.