Arbitrary file read vulnerability in Copy data to workspace Jenkins Plugin

published 2020-09-16 6y ago modified 2026-06-17 4mo ago also GHSA-2f4c-8rp6-fh6q , EUVD-2022-1971

cvss: 6.5; version 3.1, NVD
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 1.7%; EPSS 1.7% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 77%
public exploits: 0; none known

Jenkins Copy data to workspace Plugin 1.0 and earlier does not limit which directories can be copied from the Jenkins controller to job workspaces, allowing attackers with Job/Configure permission to read arbitrary files on the Jenkins controller.

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Exploit prediction

1.70% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 77% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
NVD	3.1	6.5	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
NVD	2.0	4.0	AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N
GitHub	3.1	6.5	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Affected packages

ecosystem	package	affected	fixed in
maven	org.jvnet.hudson.plugins:copy-data-to-workspace-plugin	<=1.0	no fix listed

Affected products

Jenkins project Jenkins Copy data to workspace Plugin

Classification

Weakness

CWE-22 Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory

References

jenkins.io /security/advisory/2020-09-16/#SECURITY-1966
web, vendor-advisory
openwall.com /lists/oss-security/2020/09/16/3
mailing-list, web, third-party-advisory
nvd.nist.gov /vuln/detail/CVE-2020-2275
advisory
github.com /jenkinsci/copy-data-to-workspace-plugin
package

Sources

CVE List CVE-2020-2275
GitHub Advisory GHSA-2f4c-8rp6-fh6q
NVD CVE-2020-2275

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