Is CVE-2016-9299 actively exploited?

CVE-2016-9299 has no public evidence of in-the-wild exploitation as of 2025-04-20.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2016-9299?

CVE-2016-9299 has a CVSS score of 9.8 (CRITICAL severity). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

How do I patch CVE-2016-9299?

Patch guidance is available from jenkins security advisories. CVEDatabase generates AI-assisted remediation guidance on demand for CVE-2016-9299.

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Q: Which products are affected by CVE-2016-9299?

3 products: jenkins jenkins, jenkins jenkins, fedoraproject fedora.

Description

The remoting module in Jenkins before 2.32 and LTS before 2.19.3 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted serialized Java object, which triggers an LDAP query to a third-party server.

CVSS Metrics

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector: network
Complexity: low
Privileges: none
User Action: none
Scope: unchanged
Confidentiality: high
Integrity: high
Availability: high
Weaknesses: CWE-90

Metadata

Primary Vendor: JENKINS
Published: 1/12/2017
Last Modified: 4/20/2025
Source: NIST NVD
Note: Verify all details with official vendor sources before applying patches.

CVE-2016-9299

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