CVE-2026-42521
Full vulnerability record from the local CVENow database.
Description
Jenkins Matrix Authorization Strategy Plugin 2.0-beta-1 through 3.2.9 (both inclusive) invokes parameterless constructors of classes specified in configuration when deserializing inheritance strategies, without restricting the classes that can be instantiated, allowing attackers with Item/Configure permission to instantiate arbitrary types, which may lead to information disclosure or other impacts depending on the classes available on the classpath.
Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS score
6.5
(v3.1)
Vulnerability status
Analyzed
Source identifier
Published
2026-04-29 14:16:19.170000
Last modified
2026-10-26 20:10:00.160000
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