Is CVE-2026-42523 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2026-42523 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2026-42523?

CVE-2026-42523 has a CVSS v3 base score of 9.0 (CRITICAL).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2026-42523?

CVE-2026-42523 has an EPSS score of 0.28% (20th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2026-42523

CRITICAL

9.0

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

Jenkins GitHub Plugin 1.46.0 and earlier improperly processes the current job URL as part of JavaScript implementing validation of the feature "GitHub hook trigger for GITScm polling", resulting in a stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability exploitable by non-anonymous attackers with Overall/Read permission.

CWE-79Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorNetwork

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredLow

User InteractionRequired

ScopeChanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh

IntegrityHigh

AvailabilityHigh

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploit Intelligence

0.28%probability of exploitation in 30 days

20thpercentile

Low risk: more likely to be exploited than 20% of all known CVEs.

References

https://www.jenkins.io/security/advisory/2026-04-29/#SECURITY-3704

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2026-05-05.