High severity8.1NVD Advisory· Published Jul 27, 2022· Updated Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2022-36881

Description

Jenkins Git client Plugin 3.11.0 and earlier does not perform SSH host key verification when connecting to Git repositories via SSH, enabling man-in-the-middle attacks.

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Affected packages

Versions sourced from the GitHub Security Advisory.

Package	Affected versions	Patched versions
org.jenkins-ci.plugins:git-clientMaven	< 3.11.1	3.11.1

Affected products

Jenkins Project/Git Client
cpe:2.3:a:jenkins:git_client:*:*:*:*:*:jenkins:*:*
Range: <=3.11.0
ghsa-coords
pkg:maven/org.jenkins-ci.plugins/git-client
Range: < 3.11.1
Jenkins Project/Git Client Plugincpe-rescue
Range: unspecified

Patches

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References

www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/07/27/1nvdMailing ListThird Party AdvisoryWEB
github.com/advisories/GHSA-cm7j-p8hc-97vjghsaADVISORY
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-36881ghsaADVISORY
www.jenkins.io/security/advisory/2022-07-27/nvdVendor AdvisoryWEB
github.com/jenkinsci/git-client-plugin/commit/88f52c6c9b18bca4ad210e3b9910a49433583fd9ghsaWEB

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