CVE-2026-70431

HIGHPre-NVD 8.88.8—
EchelonGraph scoreHIGH confidence

Score 8.8 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: HIGH) published 2026-08-05. CISA-ADP (Vulnrichment) CVSS v3.1 baseline 8.8; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: cisa-adp, epss, ghsa
Trending — 3 sources updated this week
8.8EG
EchelonGraph verdictPlan a fixSerious severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet.
  • High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: 0%CVSS: 8.8Exploit: None knownExposed: 0

No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.

Jenkins Multijob Plugin 669.v9d96a_d9c71b_0 and earlier provides Groovy scripting features that do not integrate with Script Security Plugin, allowing attackers with Item/Create or Item/Configure permission to execute arbitrary code in the context of the Jenkins controller JVM.

CVSS v3
8.8
EG Score
8.8(high)
EG Risk
40(Track)
EG Risk 40/100SSVC: Track

EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).

How it’s computed
Severity88% × 45%
Exploitation0% × 40%
Automatability0% × 15%
Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence.
EPSS PROB
0%
EPSS %ILE
31%
KEV
Not listed

Published

August 5, 2026

Last Modified

August 6, 2026

Advisory Details (1)

Auto-updated Aug 5, 2026
No patch confirmed yet.
generic

Jenkins Security Advisory 2026-08-05

https://www.jenkins.io/security/advisory/2026-08-05/#SECURITY-3823%20(1)

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-70431(1)

These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.

Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 29× in last 7d / 65× in last 30d)

Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.

  1. 2026-08-20 22:56 UTCEPSS rescore
  2. 2026-08-20 20:47 UTCGHSA enrichment
  3. 2026-08-20 07:49 UTCGHSA enrichment
  4. 2026-08-19 18:52 UTCEG score recompute
  5. 2026-08-19 18:52 UTCGHSA enrichment
  6. 2026-08-19 17:04 UTCEPSS rescore
  7. 2026-08-19 04:44 UTCGHSA enrichment
  8. 2026-08-18 15:44 UTCEG score recompute
  9. 2026-08-18 15:44 UTCGHSA enrichment
  10. 2026-08-18 13:49 UTCEPSS rescore
  11. 2026-08-18 13:49 UTCEPSS rescore
  12. 2026-08-18 02:28 UTCEG score recompute
  13. 2026-08-18 02:28 UTCGHSA enrichment
  14. 2026-08-17 13:47 UTCEPSS rescore
  15. 2026-08-17 13:31 UTCGHSA enrichment
  16. 2026-08-17 00:34 UTCEG score recompute
  17. 2026-08-17 00:34 UTCGHSA enrichment
  18. 2026-08-16 14:56 UTCEPSS rescore
  19. 2026-08-16 14:56 UTCEPSS rescore
  20. 2026-08-16 11:37 UTCEG score recompute
  21. 2026-08-16 11:37 UTCGHSA enrichment
  22. 2026-08-16 02:15 UTCEPSS rescore
  23. 2026-08-15 22:40 UTCGHSA enrichment
  24. 2026-08-15 09:42 UTCEG score recompute
  25. 2026-08-15 09:42 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  1. 2026-08-15 01:31 UTCEPSS rescore
  2. 2026-08-14 20:44 UTCGHSA enrichment
  3. 2026-08-14 07:47 UTCEG score recompute
  4. 2026-08-14 07:47 UTCGHSA enrichment
  5. 2026-08-13 22:00 UTCEPSS rescore
  6. 2026-08-13 18:49 UTCGHSA enrichment
  7. 2026-08-13 05:52 UTCGHSA enrichment
  8. 2026-08-12 16:54 UTCEG score recompute
  9. 2026-08-12 16:54 UTCGHSA enrichment
  10. 2026-08-12 13:51 UTCEPSS rescore
  11. 2026-08-12 03:57 UTCGHSA enrichment
  12. 2026-08-11 14:59 UTCEG score recompute
  13. 2026-08-11 14:59 UTCGHSA enrichment
  14. 2026-08-11 02:01 UTCEG score recompute
  15. 2026-08-11 02:01 UTCGHSA enrichment
  16. 2026-08-11 00:00 UTCEPSS rescore
  17. 2026-08-10 13:04 UTCGHSA enrichment
  18. 2026-08-10 00:07 UTCEG score recompute
  19. 2026-08-10 00:07 UTCGHSA enrichment
  20. 2026-08-09 13:47 UTCEPSS rescore
  21. 2026-08-09 11:10 UTCGHSA enrichment
  22. 2026-08-08 22:12 UTCEG score recompute
  23. 2026-08-08 22:12 UTCGHSA enrichment
  24. 2026-08-08 16:37 UTCEPSS rescore
  25. 2026-08-08 09:14 UTCGHSA enrichment
  26. 2026-08-07 20:17 UTCEG score recompute
  27. 2026-08-07 20:17 UTCGHSA enrichment
  28. 2026-08-07 07:20 UTCGHSA enrichment
  29. 2026-08-06 18:23 UTCEG score recompute
  30. 2026-08-06 18:23 UTCGHSA enrichment
  31. 2026-08-06 13:47 UTCEPSS rescore
  32. 2026-08-06 05:25 UTCGHSA enrichment
  33. 2026-08-06 04:25 UTCEG score recompute
  34. 2026-08-06 04:25 UTCGHSA enrichment
  35. 2026-08-05 19:30 UTCEG score recompute▲ 8.80
  36. 2026-08-05 19:30 UTCGHSA enrichment
  37. 2026-08-05 19:30 UTCNVD updateCVSS v3 → 8.8 · severity → HIGH
  38. 2026-08-05 18:29 UTCNVD update
  39. 2026-08-05 17:56 UTCEG score recompute
  40. 2026-08-05 17:55 UTCMITRE cvelistV5first tracked

Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-70431?
CVE-2026-70431 is a high vulnerability published on August 5, 2026. Jenkins Multijob Plugin 669.v9d96ad9c71b0 and earlier provides Groovy scripting features that do not integrate with Script Security Plugin, allowing attackers with Item/Create or Item/Configure permission to execute arbitrary code in the context of the Jenkins controller JVM.
When was CVE-2026-70431 disclosed?
CVE-2026-70431 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on August 5, 2026, with the most recent update on August 6, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2026-70431 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-70431 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 0% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, which ranks it in the top 69.3% of all scored CVEs.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-70431?
CVE-2026-70431 has a CVSS v3.1 base score of 8.8 (CISA-ADP / Vulnrichment enrichment; NVD's own analysis pending).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-70431?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-70431, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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