CVE-2022-36921

Missing permission check in Coverity Plugin allows capturing credentials

8.1 High

A missing permission check in Jenkins Coverity Plugin 1.11.4 and earlier allows attackers with Overall/Read permission to connect to an attacker-specified URL using attacker-specified credentials IDs obtained through another method, capturing 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: High
Integrity: High
Availability: None

Exploit likelihood

0.90%Unchanged since Jul 28, 2022

What each source reports

NVD Score used 8.1

Record: CVE-2022-36921
CVSS 3.1: 8.1 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
Weakness: CWE-862
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

Record: CVE-2022-36921
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2022-6306 No score

Record: EUVD-2022-6306
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-99mq-hw5m-gwjj 7.1

Missing permission check in Coverity Plugin allows capturing credentials

Coverity Plugin 1.11.4 and earlier does not perform a permission check in an HTTP endpoint.

This allows attackers with Overall/Read permission to connect to an attacker-specified URL using attacker-specified credentials IDs obtained through another method, capturing credentials stored in Jenkins.

Record: GHSA-99mq-hw5m-gwjj
CVSS 3.1: 7.1 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N
Weakness: CWE-862
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSV 8.1

Record: CVE-2022-36921
CVSS 3.1: 8.1 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVGHSA-99mq-hw5m-gwjj 7.1

Missing permission check in Coverity Plugin allows capturing credentials

Coverity Plugin 1.11.4 and earlier does not perform a permission check in an HTTP endpoint.

Record: GHSA-99mq-hw5m-gwjj
CVSS 3.1: 7.1 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N
Weakness: CWE-862
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
Package	Affected	Fixed
`org.jenkins-ci.plugins:coverity` Maven	through 1.11.4	None known
`org.jenkins-ci.plugins:coverity` Maven	through 1.11.4, plus listed versions 1.01.11.1.11.1.21.1.3 Show 32 moreShow less 1.1.41.1.51.10.01.11.01.11.11.11.21.11.31.2.01.2.11.2.21.2.31.2.41.2.51.2.61.2.71.3.01.3.11.4.01.4.11.5.01.5.11.5.21.6.01.7.01.7.11.7.21.7.31.8.01.8.11.9.01.9.11.9.2	None known

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
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-2022-36921 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 8.1) in Jenkins Coverity, published July 27, 2022. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.90%, the 59th percentile. No source names a fixed version.