High severity8.8NVD Advisory· Published Sep 16, 2020· Updated Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2020-2261

Description

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

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Affected packages

Versions sourced from the GitHub Security Advisory.

Package	Affected versions	Patched versions
io.jenkins.plugins:perfectoMaven	< 1.18	1.18

Affected products

Jenkins Project/Perfecto
cpe:2.3:a:jenkins:perfecto:*:*:*:*:*:jenkins:*:*
Range: <=1.17
ghsa-coords
pkg:maven/io.jenkins.plugins/perfecto
Range: < 1.18
Jenkins Project/Perfecto Plugincpe-rescue
Range: unspecified

Patches

Vulnerability mechanics

References

www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2020/09/16/3nvdThird Party AdvisoryWEB
github.com/advisories/GHSA-jq84-6fmm-6qv6ghsaADVISORY
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-2261ghsaADVISORY
www.jenkins.io/security/advisory/2020-09-16/nvdVendor AdvisoryWEB

News mentions

Jenkins Security Advisory 2020-09-16
Jenkins Security Advisories · Sep 16, 2020

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