Jenkins Google Compute Engine Plugin 4.1.1 and earlier does not verify SSH host keys when connecting agents created by the plugin, enabling man-in-the-middle attacks. Google Compute Engine Plugin 4.2.0 verifies SSH host keys before executing any commands on agents.

Affected Packages

Maven org.jenkins-ci.plugins:google-compute-engine

Affected versions: 0 (fixed in 4.2.0)

Related CVEs

CVE-2019-16546

Key Information

GHSA ID

GHSA-345p-pw5q-g98v

Published

May 24, 2022 5:01 PM

Last Modified

December 6, 2022 9:58 PM

CVSS Score

5.0 /10

Primary Ecosystem

Maven

Primary Package

org.jenkins-ci.plugins:google-compute-engine

GitHub Reviewed

✓ Yes

Dataset

Last updated: July 2, 2025 6:26 AM

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