---
title: "Critical Jenkins Vulnerability Leads to Remote Code Execution"
url: https://daily.dev/posts/critical-jenkins-vulnerability-leads-to-remote-code-execution-2p3ohuk1c
source_url: https://www.securityweek.com/critical-jenkins-vulnerability-leads-to-remote-code-execution/
type: article
source: "SecurityWeek"
published: 2024-01-26T12:04:26.102Z
updated: 2024-05-09T08:29:02.242Z
tags: ["security", "cyber", "vulnerability", "jenkins"]
reading_time: 3
upvotes: 0
comments: 0
language: en
---

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# Critical Jenkins Vulnerability Leads to Remote Code Execution

**[SecurityWeek](https://daily.dev/sources/securityweek)** · 3 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments

## Summary

A critical vulnerability in Jenkins CLI allows attackers to obtain cryptographic keys and execute arbitrary code remotely. Attackers can read arbitrary files, including SSH keys and passwords. It is recommended to update to the latest Jenkins versions or temporarily disable Jenkins CLI access.

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Tags: [#security](https://daily.dev/tags/security), [#cyber](https://daily.dev/tags/cyber), [#vulnerability](https://daily.dev/tags/vulnerability), [#jenkins](https://daily.dev/tags/jenkins)

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