On 2024-08-19, CISA added CVE-2024-23897 (Jenkins Jenkins Command Line Interface (CLI)) to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog [2]. The vulnerability is listed in the catalog as "Jenkins Command Line Interface (CLI) Path Traversal Vulnerability" [2]. CISA requires remediation in accordance with the listed vendor mitigation guidance; see the original text in the body for specific requirements [2].
Backfill: this event became public on Aug 19, 2024 and we added it on Nov 10, 2026. It is not a new event.
CISA Adds Jenkins Jenkins Command Line Interface (CLI) Vulnerability CVE-2024-23897 to Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog
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- Disclosed
- Aug 19, 2024
- Published
- Nov 10, 2026
- Last updated
- Nov 8, 2026
- CVSS basis
- Our assessment
- 100%, higher than 100% of CVEs
- Exploitation and patch status
- ExploitedKEV
- Attack vector
- Vulnerability status
- Actor type
- Motivation
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30-second summary
What happened
Who is affected
Industries mainly affected: Government, Cross-industry
What to do nowOur advice
CISA requires remediation in accordance with the listed vendor mitigation guidance; see the original text in the body for specific requirements [2].
Timeline
Technical details
CISA KEV Listing Record
CISA added CVE-2024-23897 (Jenkins Jenkins Command Line Interface (CLI)) to the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities () catalog on 2024-08-19 [2].
Original Technical Description
Jenkins Command Line Interface (CLI) contains a path traversal vulnerability that allows attackers limited read access to certain files, which can lead to code execution. [2]
Official Required Action
Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable. [2]
Individual Vulnerability Record
The U.S. National Vulnerability Database (NVD) provides an independent vulnerability record and description for CVE-2024-23897 [1].
References
Official / primary3
- [1]
“Jenkins 2.441 and earlier, LTS 2.426.2 and earlier does not disable a feature of its CLI command parser that replaces an '@' character followed by a file path in an argument with the file's contents, allowing unauthenticated attackers to read arbitrary files on the Jenkins controller file system.”
- [2]
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