Hazard

Is CVE-2018-1000861 being exploited?

Weaponised and widely attempted

Reliable public exploit code exists, or mass exploitation attempts are probable. Patch inside days, not weeks.

Jenkins Stapler Web Framework Deserialization of Untrusted Data Vulnerability

Jenkins · Jenkins Stapler Web Framework

CVSS 9.8 EPSS 98% no public exploit indexed Fix deadline passed 10 August 2022

What it is

A code execution vulnerability exists in the Stapler web framework used by Jenkins

Why we say that

  • EPSS puts exploitation in the next 30 days at 98%
  • CISA's federal remediation deadline (2022-08-10) has passed
  • CVSS 9.8 critical
  • Listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalogue

Every line above comes from a named public source. Where the evidence is thin, we say so rather than inventing confidence — see methodology.

What to do

Apply updates per vendor instructions.

What it costs when this goes wrong

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