Jenkins Google Compute Engine Plugin 4.3.8 and earlier stores private keys unencrypted in cloud agent `config.xml` files on the Jenkins controller where they can be viewed by users with Agent/Extended Read permission, or access to the Jenkins controller file system.

Affected Packages

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

Affected versions: 0 (fixed in 4.3.9)

Related CVEs

CVE-2022-29052

Key Information

GHSA ID

GHSA-vhxq-9mpv-gj87

Published

April 13, 2022 12:00 AM

Last Modified

December 1, 2022 11:42 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 4, 2025 6:27 AM

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