Description
In Jenkins 2.587 and earlier, LTS 2.580.1 and earlier, the HTTP endpoint for creating the first user account does not check whether the setup wizard has been completed, resulting in a race condition that allows unauthenticated attackers to create an administrator account while the initial user account is being replaced.
Published: 2026-10-28
Score: 8.1 High
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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History

Fri, 06 Nov 2026 19:30:00 +0000

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Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Fri, 06 Nov 2026 00:15:00 +0000

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Title Race Condition Leading to Unauthenticated Administrator Creation in Jenkins jenkins: Jenkins: Unauthorized administrator account creation via setup wizard race condition
Weaknesses CWE-367
References
Metrics threat_severity

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threat_severity

Important


Mon, 02 Nov 2026 18:45:00 +0000

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Title Race Condition Leading to Unauthenticated Administrator Creation in Jenkins

Mon, 02 Nov 2026 17:15:00 +0000

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Title Race Condition Allows Unauthenticated Administrator Account Creation in Jenkins
Weaknesses CWE-409

Mon, 02 Nov 2026 15:15:00 +0000

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Weaknesses CWE-362
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:jenkins:jenkins:*:*:*:*:-:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:jenkins:jenkins:*:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 8.1, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}


Wed, 28 Oct 2026 19:30:00 +0000

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Title Race Condition Allows Unauthenticated Administrator Account Creation in Jenkins
Weaknesses CWE-409

Wed, 28 Oct 2026 19:15:00 +0000

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First Time appeared Jenkins
Jenkins jenkins
Jenkins Project
Jenkins Project jenkins
Vendors & Products Jenkins
Jenkins jenkins
Jenkins Project
Jenkins Project jenkins

Wed, 28 Oct 2026 17:00:00 +0000

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Description In Jenkins 2.587 and earlier, LTS 2.580.1 and earlier, the HTTP endpoint for creating the first user account does not check whether the setup wizard has been completed, resulting in a race condition that allows unauthenticated attackers to create an administrator account while the initial user account is being replaced.
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Jenkins Project Jenkins
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: jenkins

Published:

Updated: 2026-11-05T19:25:47.201Z

Reserved: 2026-10-27T13:10:56.914Z

Link: CVE-2026-117618

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-11-05T19:25:16.537Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2026-10-28T17:18:21.133

Modified: 2026-11-05T20:17:47.260

Link: CVE-2026-117618

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Important

Publid Date: 2026-10-28T16:48:32Z

Links: CVE-2026-117618 - Bugzilla

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-11-06T02:45:07Z

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