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CVE-2015-8103

A public proof of concept exists; no exploitation attested.

  • Published2015-11-25
  • Fixed in1.638 · 1.625.2
  • WeaknessCWE-502

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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'".

Timeline

dates in UTC
  1. 2015-11-2520:59CVE publishedNVD
  2. 2026-10-2319:23First public proof of conceptPoC-in-GitHub
  3. 2026-10-2319:23EPSS crossed 10 %FIRST EPSS

Observed activity

isMalicious corpus · updated 2026-10-23 21:37 UTC
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Versions per branch

NVD · OSV
Jenkins
BranchAffectedFixed in
1.638< 1.6381.638
1.x≥ 1.626, < 1.6381.638
1.625< 1.625.21.625.2
Redhat openshift container platform
BranchAffectedFixed in
2.2= 2.2no fix published
3.1= 3.1no fix published

as publishedRanges as NVD and OSV publish them; a distribution’s build can be fixed under an older number.

Fix

  1. Update Jenkins to 1.638 · 1.625.2

Advisories and patches

Detection

read 2026-10-23 19:23 UTC
Nuclei template
none so far
ProjectDiscovery
Exploit-DB
EDB-38983
Exploit-DB
Proof-of-concept repositories
2 repositories, unverifiedcved-sources/cve-2015-8103r00t4dm/Jenkins-CVE-2015-8103
PoC-in-GitHub

Sources

  • NVDCVSS 3.19.8read 2026-10-23
  • NVDCVSS 2.07.5read 2026-10-23
  • NVDweakness (CWE)CWE-502read 2026-10-23
  • FIRST EPSSEPSS score86.7 %read 2026-10-23
  • PoC-in-GitHubproof of concept2read 2026-10-23
  • Exploit-DBdetectionread 2026-10-23
  • OSVaffected packages—

Technical details

CVSS v3 Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Published
2015-11-25
Last Modified
2026-06-17
NVD status
Modified

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2015-8103?

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'".

Is CVE-2015-8103 actively exploited?

Active exploitation of CVE-2015-8103 has not been confirmed. Its EPSS score was 86.7% on 2026-10-23, the estimated probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2015-8103?

CVE-2015-8103 has a CVSS v3 base score of 9.8 (CRITICAL severity), with vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

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