# CVE-2026-42520

> Vulnerability · severity: **HIGH** (CVSS 7.5).

## Description

Jenkins Credentials Binding Plugin 719.v80e905ef14eb_ and earlier does not sanitize file names for file and zip file credentials, allowing attackers able to provide credentials to a job to write files to arbitrary locations on the node filesystem, which can lead to remote code execution if Jenkins is configured to allow a low-privileged user to configure file or zip file credentials used for a job running on the built-in node.

## Key facts

- **CVE ID:** CVE-2026-42520
- **Published:** 2026-04-29
- **CVSS severity:** HIGH
- **CVSS base score:** 7.5
- **CWE codes:** CWE-22

## Affected products

- `jenkins:credentials_binding`

## Primary sources

- NIST NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-42520

## Citation

> AI Analytics. CVE-2026-42520. Retrieved 2026-07-23 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/cve/CVE-2026-42520. Derived from NIST NVD. Licensed CC0.

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