CVE-2019-16538

Exploitation

Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.

SSVC decision

Not assessed by CISA

EPSS probability

1.43% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.

EPSS percentile

Ranks above 71.2% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.

NVD base score

8.8 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.

NVD CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

NVD analysis status

Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-17.

Red Hat severity

Important. Red Hat's rating for its own products, not a CVSS rating.

Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.

Published

2019-11-21 14:11Z6 YR AGO

Last updated

2024-08-05 01:17Z2 YR AGO

Reserved

2019-09-20

Assigning CNA

jenkins

Record state

PUBLISHED

Severity

Not rated by the issuing CNA

CNA CVSS vector

Not published by the issuing CNA

Weaknesses

• CWE-863Incorrect AuthorizationClass
• CWE-94Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')Base

Data version

5.1

Document digest

212e3f3a46f74b471b0c7b745c7fcbcf5093f13354858cf1082b4a9a78ad21cb

• jenkins.iohttps://jenkins.io/security/advisory/2019-11-21/#SECURITY-1658x_refsource_CONFIRM
• www.openwall.com[oss-security] 20191121 Multiple vulnerabilities in Jenkins pluginshttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/11/21/1mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST