# CVE-2024-23897: Jenkins Command Line Interface (CLI) Path Traversal Vulnerability

> CVE-2024-23897: Jenkins Command Line Interface (CLI) Path Traversal Vulnerability. CVSS 9.8 (CVSS 3.1), in CISA KEV.

Canonical: https://rewindex.com/cve/CVE-2024-23897
Last updated: 2025-10-21T23:05:25Z

- Published: 2024-01-24 17:52 UTC · Updated: 2025-10-21 23:05 UTC · Assigner: jenkins
- CVSS: 9.8 (CVSS 3.1) · Severity: Critical · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS: 100.0%, 100th percentile (scored 2026-10-25)
- CISA KEV: yes, added 2024-08-19, federal due date 2024-09-09, ransomware use: Known

## Description

Jenkins 2.441 and earlier, LTS 2.426.2 and earlier does not disable a feature of its CLI command parser that replaces an '@' character followed by a file path in an argument with the file's contents, allowing unauthenticated attackers to read arbitrary files on the Jenkins controller file system.

## CISA required action

Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.

## Affected vendors and products

- jenkins: jenkins
- Jenkins Project: Jenkins

## References

- [CVE record on cve.org](https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-23897)
- [NVD entry](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-23897)
- [http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/176839/Jenkins-2.441-LTS-2.426.3-CVE-2024-23897-Scanner.html](http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/176839/Jenkins-2.441-LTS-2.426.3-CVE-2024-23897-Scanner.html)
- [http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/176840/Jenkins-2.441-LTS-2.426.3-Arbitrary-File-Read.html](http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/176840/Jenkins-2.441-LTS-2.426.3-Arbitrary-File-Read.html)
- [https://www.jenkins.io/security/advisory/2024-01-24/\#SECURITY-3314](https://www.jenkins.io/security/advisory/2024-01-24/#SECURITY-3314)
- [https://www.sonarsource.com/blog/excessive-expansion-uncovering-critical-security-vulnerabilities-in-jenkins/](https://www.sonarsource.com/blog/excessive-expansion-uncovering-critical-security-vulnerabilities-in-jenkins/)
- [http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/01/24/6](http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/01/24/6)

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