Description
The Jenkins CLI subsystem in Jenkins before 1.638 and LTS before 1.625.2 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted serialized Java object, related to a problematic webapps/ROOT/WEB-INF/lib/commons-collections-*.jar file and the "Groovy variant in 'ysoserial'".
Fixed in Linux distributions
Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.
Red Hat
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat OpenShift 3 | atomic-openshift +9 | 3.1.1.6-1.git.0.b57e8bd.el7aos | RHSA-2016:0070 |
| Red Hat OpenShift 3 | heapster | 0.18.2-3.gitaf4752e.el7aos | RHSA-2016:0070 |
| Red Hat OpenShift 3 | jenkins | 1.625.3-2.el7aos | RHSA-2016:0070 |
| Red Hat OpenShift 3 | nodejs-ansi-green +1 | 0.1.1-1.el7aos | RHSA-2016:0070 |
| Red Hat OpenShift 3 | nodejs-ansi-wrap +1 | 0.1.0-1.el7aos | RHSA-2016:0070 |
| Red Hat OpenShift 3 | nodejs-anymatch | 1.3.0-1.el7aos | RHSA-2016:0070 |
| Red Hat OpenShift 3 | nodejs-arr-diff +8 | 2.0.0-1.el7aos | RHSA-2016:0070 |
| Red Hat OpenShift 3 | nodejs-array-unique | 0.2.1-1.el7aos | RHSA-2016:0070 |
| Red Hat OpenShift 3 | nodejs-arrify +8 | 1.0.0-1.el7aos | RHSA-2016:0070 |
| Red Hat OpenShift 3 | nodejs-binary-extensions | 1.3.1-1.el7aos | RHSA-2016:0070 |
| Red Hat OpenShift 3 | nodejs-braces | 1.8.2-2.el7aos | RHSA-2016:0070 |
| Red Hat OpenShift 3 | nodejs-chokidar | 1.4.1-2.el7aos | RHSA-2016:0070 |
| Red Hat OpenShift 3 | nodejs-configstore | 1.4.0-1.el7aos | RHSA-2016:0070 |
| Red Hat OpenShift 3 | nodejs-create-error-class | 2.0.1-2.el7aos | RHSA-2016:0070 |
| Red Hat OpenShift 3 | nodejs-deep-extend | 0.3.2-2.el7aos | RHSA-2016:0070 |
| Red Hat OpenShift 3 | nodejs-duplexer | 0.1.1-2.el7aos | RHSA-2016:0070 |
| Red Hat OpenShift 3 | nodejs-duplexify | 3.4.2-1.el7aos | RHSA-2016:0070 |
| Red Hat OpenShift 3 | nodejs-end-of-stream | 1.1.0-2.el7aos | RHSA-2016:0070 |
| Red Hat OpenShift 3 | nodejs-error-ex | 1.2.0-1.el7aos | RHSA-2016:0070 |
| Red Hat OpenShift 3 | nodejs-es6-promise | 3.0.2-2.el7aos | RHSA-2016:0070 |
| Red Hat OpenShift 3 | nodejs-event-stream | 3.3.2-1.el7aos | RHSA-2016:0070 |
| Red Hat OpenShift 3 | nodejs-expand-range | 1.8.1-1.el7aos | RHSA-2016:0070 |
| Red Hat OpenShift 3 | nodejs-extglob | 0.3.1-1.el7aos | RHSA-2016:0070 |
| Red Hat OpenShift 3 | nodejs-fill-range | 2.2.3-1.el7aos | RHSA-2016:0070 |
| Red Hat OpenShift 3 | nodejs-for-in +1 | 0.1.4-1.el7aos | RHSA-2016:0070 |
| Red Hat OpenShift 3 | nodejs-for-own +1 | 0.1.3-1.el7aos | RHSA-2016:0070 |
| Red Hat OpenShift 3 | nodejs-from +1 | 0.1.3-2.el7aos | RHSA-2016:0070 |
| Red Hat OpenShift 3 | nodejs-glob-base | 0.3.0-1.el7aos | RHSA-2016:0070 |
| Red Hat OpenShift 3 | nodejs-got | 5.2.1-1.el7aos | RHSA-2016:0070 |
| Red Hat OpenShift 3 | nodejs-graceful-fs | 4.1.2-1.el7aos | RHSA-2016:0070 |
| Red Hat OpenShift 3 | nodejs-ini | 1.1.0-6.el7aos | RHSA-2016:0070 |
| Red Hat OpenShift 3 | nodejs-is-dotfile +1 | 1.0.2-1.el7aos | RHSA-2016:0070 |
| Red Hat OpenShift 3 | nodejs-is-number +1 | 2.1.0-1.el7aos | RHSA-2016:0070 |
| Red Hat OpenShift 3 | nodejs-is-stream +1 | 1.0.1-2.el7aos | RHSA-2016:0070 |
| Red Hat OpenShift 3 | nodejs-kind-of | 3.0.2-1.el7aos | RHSA-2016:0070 |
| Red Hat OpenShift 3 | nodejs-lodash.assign +1 | 3.2.0-1.el7aos | RHSA-2016:0070 |
| Red Hat OpenShift 3 | nodejs-lodash.basecopy +1 | 3.0.1-1.el7aos | RHSA-2016:0070 |
| Red Hat OpenShift 3 | nodejs-lodash.createassigner | 3.1.1-1.el7aos | RHSA-2016:0070 |
| Red Hat OpenShift 3 | nodejs-lodash.getnative | 3.9.1-1.el7aos | RHSA-2016:0070 |
| Red Hat OpenShift 3 | nodejs-lodash.isiterateecall | 3.0.9-1.el7aos | RHSA-2016:0070 |
| Red Hat OpenShift 3 | nodejs-lodash.keys +1 | 3.1.2-1.el7aos | RHSA-2016:0070 |
| Red Hat OpenShift 3 | nodejs-lodash.restparam | 3.6.1-1.el7aos | RHSA-2016:0070 |
| Red Hat OpenShift 3 | nodejs-micromatch | 2.3.5-2.el7aos | RHSA-2016:0070 |
| Red Hat OpenShift 3 | nodejs-mkdirp | 0.5.0-2.el7aos | RHSA-2016:0070 |
| Red Hat OpenShift 3 | nodejs-nodemon | 1.8.1-2.el7aos | RHSA-2016:0070 |
| Red Hat OpenShift 3 | nodejs-object-assign | 4.0.1-1.el7aos | RHSA-2016:0070 |
| Red Hat OpenShift 3 | nodejs-optimist | 0.4.0-5.el7aos | RHSA-2016:0070 |
| Red Hat OpenShift 3 | nodejs-osenv +1 | 0.1.0-2.el7aos | RHSA-2016:0070 |
| Red Hat OpenShift 3 | nodejs-package-json | 2.3.0-1.el7aos | RHSA-2016:0070 |
| Red Hat OpenShift 3 | nodejs-parse-glob +2 | 3.0.4-1.el7aos | RHSA-2016:0070 |
| Red Hat OpenShift 3 | nodejs-parse-json | 2.2.0-2.el7aos | RHSA-2016:0070 |
| Red Hat OpenShift 3 | nodejs-pause-stream | 0.0.11-2.el7aos | RHSA-2016:0070 |
| Red Hat OpenShift 3 | nodejs-preserve | 0.2.0-1.el7aos | RHSA-2016:0070 |
| Red Hat OpenShift 3 | nodejs-ps-tree +5 | 1.0.1-1.el7aos | RHSA-2016:0070 |
| Red Hat OpenShift 3 | nodejs-randomatic | 1.1.5-1.el7aos | RHSA-2016:0070 |
| Red Hat OpenShift 3 | nodejs-rc +1 | 1.1.2-1.el7aos | RHSA-2016:0070 |
| Red Hat OpenShift 3 | nodejs-read-all-stream | 3.0.1-3.el7aos | RHSA-2016:0070 |
| Red Hat OpenShift 3 | nodejs-readdirp | 2.0.0-2.el7aos | RHSA-2016:0070 |
| Red Hat OpenShift 3 | nodejs-regex-cache | 0.4.2-1.el7aos | RHSA-2016:0070 |
| Red Hat OpenShift 3 | nodejs-registry-url | 3.0.3-1.el7aos | RHSA-2016:0070 |
| Red Hat OpenShift 3 | nodejs-semver | 5.1.0-1.el7aos | RHSA-2016:0070 |
| Red Hat OpenShift 3 | nodejs-slide | 1.1.5-3.el7aos | RHSA-2016:0070 |
| Red Hat OpenShift 3 | nodejs-split | 0.3.3-2.el7aos | RHSA-2016:0070 |
| Red Hat OpenShift 3 | nodejs-stream-combiner | 0.2.1-2.el7aos | RHSA-2016:0070 |
| Red Hat OpenShift 3 | nodejs-strip-json-comments | 1.0.2-2.el7aos | RHSA-2016:0070 |
| Red Hat OpenShift 3 | nodejs-through | 2.3.4-4.el7aos | RHSA-2016:0070 |
| Red Hat OpenShift 3 | nodejs-timed-out | 2.0.0-3.el7aos | RHSA-2016:0070 |
| Red Hat OpenShift 3 | nodejs-touch +2 | 1.0.0-2.el7aos | RHSA-2016:0070 |
| Red Hat OpenShift 3 | nodejs-undefsafe | 0.0.3-1.el7aos | RHSA-2016:0070 |
| Red Hat OpenShift 3 | nodejs-update-notifier | 0.6.0-1.el7aos | RHSA-2016:0070 |
| Red Hat OpenShift 3 | nodejs-uuid +3 | 2.0.1-1.el7aos | RHSA-2016:0070 |
| Red Hat OpenShift 3 | nodejs-write-file-atomic | 1.1.2-2.el7aos | RHSA-2016:0070 |
| Red Hat OpenShift 3 | nss_wrapper | 1.0.3-1.el7 | RHSA-2016:0070 |
| Red Hat OpenShift 3 | openshift-ansible +6 | 3.0.35-1.git.0.6a386dd.el7aos | RHSA-2016:0070 |
| Red Hat OpenShift 3 | openvswitch +3 | 2.4.0-1.el7 | RHSA-2016:0070 |
| Red Hat OpenShift 3 | origin-kibana | 0.5.0-1.el7aos | RHSA-2016:0070 |
| Red Hat OpenShift 2 | activemq +1 | 5.9.0-6.redhat.611454.el6op | RHSA-2016:0489 |
| Red Hat OpenShift 2 | jenkins | 1.625.3-1.el6op | RHSA-2016:0489 |
| Red Hat OpenShift 2 | openshift-enterprise-release +4 | 2.2.9-1.el6op | RHSA-2016:0489 |
| Red Hat OpenShift 2 | openshift-origin-broker-util | 1.37.5.3-1.el6op | RHSA-2016:0489 |
| Red Hat OpenShift 2 | openshift-origin-cartridge-cron | 1.25.2.1-1.el6op | RHSA-2016:0489 |
| Red Hat OpenShift 2 | openshift-origin-cartridge-haproxy | 1.31.5.1-1.el6op | RHSA-2016:0489 |
| Red Hat OpenShift 2 | openshift-origin-cartridge-mysql | 1.31.2.1-1.el6op | RHSA-2016:0489 |
| Red Hat OpenShift 2 | openshift-origin-cartridge-php | 1.35.3.1-1.el6op | RHSA-2016:0489 |
| Red Hat OpenShift 2 | openshift-origin-cartridge-python | 1.34.2.1-1.el6op | RHSA-2016:0489 |
| Red Hat OpenShift 2 | openshift-origin-msg-node-mcollective | 1.30.2.1-1.el6op | RHSA-2016:0489 |
| Red Hat OpenShift 2 | openshift-origin-node-proxy | 1.26.2.1-1.el6op | RHSA-2016:0489 |
| Red Hat OpenShift 2 | openshift-origin-node-util | 1.38.6.2-1.el6op | RHSA-2016:0489 |
| Red Hat OpenShift 2 | php +7 | 5.3.3-46.el6_7.1 | RHSA-2016:0489 |
| Red Hat OpenShift 2 | rhc | 1.38.6.1-1.el6op | RHSA-2016:0489 |
| Red Hat OpenShift 2 | rubygem-openshift-origin-common | 1.29.5.2-1.el6op | RHSA-2016:0489 |
| Red Hat OpenShift 2 | rubygem-openshift-origin-console | 1.35.5.1-1.el6op | RHSA-2016:0489 |
| Red Hat OpenShift 2 | rubygem-openshift-origin-controller | 1.38.5.1-1.el6op | RHSA-2016:0489 |
| Red Hat OpenShift 2 | rubygem-openshift-origin-frontend-apache-vhost | 0.13.2.1-1.el6op | RHSA-2016:0489 |
| Red Hat OpenShift 2 | rubygem-openshift-origin-node | 1.38.5.3-1.el6op | RHSA-2016:0489 |
Public exploits
Exploit or proof-of-concept code for this vulnerability is publicly available, which lowers the bar for attackers. Treat it as a reason to patch sooner.
Third-party code, not reviewed by us. Public PoCs are sometimes fake or contain malware. Read the code first and run it only in an isolated lab, against systems you are authorised to test.
Metasploit 3 modules
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Jenkins-CI Unauthenticated Script-Console Scanner
auxiliary/scanner/http/jenkins_command
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OpenNMS Java Object Unserialization Remote Code Execution
exploit/linux/misc/opennms_java_serialize
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Jenkins CLI RMI Java Deserialization Vulnerability
exploit/linux/misc/jenkins_java_deserialize
Exploit-DB 1
- Jenkins CLI - RMI Java Deserialization (Metasploit) EDB-38983 · remote · Dec 15, 2015 · verified
GitHub 2 repositories
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r00t4dm/Jenkins-CVE-2015-8103 ★ 0 · Oct 12, 2022
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cved-sources/cve-2015-8103 ★ 0 · Jan 6, 2019
cve-2015-8103
Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.
Affected packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected | Fixed | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maven | org.jenkins-ci.main:cli | < 1.625.2 | 1.625.2 | GHSA-wfw7-6632-xcv2 |
| Maven | org.jenkins-ci.main:cli | >= 1.626, < 1.638 | 1.638 | GHSA-wfw7-6632-xcv2 |
Advisories 3
- RHSA-2016:0070 Red Hat Security Advisory: Red Hat OpenShift Enterprise 3.1.1 bug fix and enhancement update Red Hat Security Advisories (RHSA) · Jun 28, 2026
- RHSA-2016:0489 Red Hat Security Advisory: Red Hat OpenShift Enterprise 2.2.9 security, bug fix, and enhancement update Red Hat Security Advisories (RHSA) · Jun 27, 2026
- WID-SEC-2023-1215 Jenkins: Mehrere Schwachstellen BSI CERT-Bund (WID) · May 14, 2023
References
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/134805/Jenkins-CLI-RMI-Java-Deserialization.html
- https://jenkins-ci.org/content/mitigating-unauthenticated-remote-code-execution-0-day-jenkins-cli
- [oss-security] 20151118 Re: CVE request: Jenkins remote code execution vulnerability due to unsafe deserialization mailing-list
- RHSA-2016:0489 vendor-advisory
- 77636 vdb-entry
- [oss-security] 20151118 Re: CVE request: Jenkins remote code execution vulnerability due to unsafe deserialization mailing-list
- RHSA-2016:0070 vendor-advisory
- 38983 exploit
- http://foxglovesecurity.com/2015/11/06/what-do-weblogic-websphere-jboss-jenkins-opennms-and-your-application-have-in-common-this-vulnerability/#jenkins
- [oss-security] 20151109 CVE request: Jenkins remote code execution vulnerability due to unsafe deserialization mailing-list
- https://wiki.jenkins-ci.org/display/SECURITY/Jenkins+Security+Advisory+2015-11-11
- [oss-security] 20151118 Re: CVE request: Jenkins remote code execution vulnerability due to unsafe deserialization mailing-list