How severe is CVE-2022-23112?

CVE-2022-23112 has a CVSS score of 6.5/10, rated MEDIUM. Review your exposure and patch according to your risk tolerance.

Which packages are affected by CVE-2022-23112?

CVE-2022-23112 affects the following packages: org.jenkins-ci.plugins:publish-over-ssh (Maven). Ecosystems affected: Maven.

How do I fix CVE-2022-23112?

Update org.jenkins-ci.plugins:publish-over-ssh to 1.24 or later, then make sure no transitive (indirect) dependency still pins the vulnerable range — O3 confirms CVE-2022-23112 is resolved across your whole dependency graph.

How do I detect CVE-2022-23112 in my Maven dependencies?

Scan your dependency tree (package-lock.json, pnpm-lock.yaml, requirements.txt, go.sum, etc.) for org.jenkins-ci.plugins:publish-over-ssh, including transitive dependencies — a direct dependency you never call can still pull in a vulnerable version.

How do I mitigate CVE-2022-23112 if there is no patch (or I can't update yet)?

Put an independent control in front of the weakness: restrict the affected endpoint or interface to trusted networks, require an additional authentication factor or proxy-level check, and invalidate existing sessions and credentials in case the flaw has already been used.

Is CVE-2022-23112 actively exploited in the wild?

No public exploit code has been indexed for CVE-2022-23112 yet. This does not mean the vulnerability cannot be exploited — absence of public exploits does not imply safety. Apply the recommended fix and use O3 Security to monitor your exposure.

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2022-23112?

CVE-2022-23112 has an EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System) score of 0.9%, placing it in the 57th percentile of all CVEs. EPSS is maintained by FIRST.org and estimates the probability that a vulnerability will be exploited in the wild within the next 30 days. This score indicates relatively lower exploitation probability, though the CVSS severity should still guide your patching priority.

What type of vulnerability is CVE-2022-23112?

CVE-2022-23112 is classified as CWE-862 (CWE-862). This weakness type describe the underlying flaw category, which helps determine the potential impact and the right class of mitigation.

When was CVE-2022-23112 published, and has it been updated?

CVE-2022-23112 was published on January 12, 2022 and was last updated on July 9, 2026. Advisory data evolves as severity scores, affected ranges, and exploit intelligence are revised — always check the latest version of the advisory before acting.

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MEDIUM severity

CVE-2022-23112 — publish-over-ssh

MEDIUMFix: jenkinsci/publish-over-ssh-plugin@21bf41a

CVE-2022-23112 is a medium-severity (CVSS 6.5) CWE-862 vulnerability in org.jenkins-ci.plugins:publish-over-ssh. A fix is available for org.jenkins-ci.plugins:publish-over-ssh — see the affected versions and patch details below.

Missing permission check in Jenkins Publish Over SSH Plugin

Also known asGHSA-vc4r-j8j6-3fp6

Published

Jan 12, 2022

Updated

Jul 9, 2026

Affected

1 pkg

Patched

1 / 1

Exploits

None indexed

Exploitation data as of Oct 11, 2026 · OSV.dev, NVD, FIRST.org (EPSS)

EPSS Exploitation Probability

via FIRST.org ↗

0.9%probability of exploitation in next 30 days

Lower Risk0.00%

Lower risk than most CVEs57th percentile — riskier than 57% of all scored CVEsHighest risk

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, from FIRST.org EPSS.

How urgent is this, really

CVE-2022-23112 by exploitation likelihood (EPSS) against impact (CVSS). Outside the shaded patch-first corner.

Where this sits among everything scored

Of 385,738 CVEs with a current EPSS score, this one falls in the < 10% band (highlighted). Counts from FIRST.org, log-scaled.

Real-World Exposure

1 pkg affected

☕org.jenkins-ci.plugins:publish-over-ssh

Real-time download stats are indexed for npm and PyPI packages. This vulnerability affects Maven packages — download data is not available via public APIs for these ecosystems.

Description

A missing permission check in Jenkins Publish Over SSH Plugin 1.22 and earlier allows attackers with Overall/Read access to connect to an attacker-specified SSH server using attacker-specified credentials.

Affected Packages

1 total 1 fixed

Ecosystem	Package	Vulnerable range	Fix
☕Maven	`org.jenkins-ci.plugins:publish-over-ssh`	all versions	1.24`org.jenkins-ci.plugins:publish-over-ssh:1.24`

Affected Products

1 product · 1 configurations

Application

publish over sshjenkins

≤ 1.22

range

Detection & mitigation playbook

Open-source dependency

Detect
Scan your dependency tree (package-lock.json, pnpm-lock.yaml, requirements.txt, go.sum, etc.) for org.jenkins-ci.plugins:publish-over-ssh, including transitive dependencies — a direct dependency you never call can still pull in a vulnerable version.
Fix
Update org.jenkins-ci.plugins:publish-over-ssh to 1.24 or later, then make sure no transitive (indirect) dependency still pins the vulnerable range — O3 confirms CVE-2022-23112 is resolved across your whole dependency graph.
Workarounds
Put an independent control in front of the weakness: restrict the affected endpoint or interface to trusted networks, require an additional authentication factor or proxy-level check, and invalidate existing sessions and credentials in case the flaw has already been used.

Frequently Asked Questions

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CVSS Score

6.5/10CVSS v3 base

Vector breakdown

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

High

Availability

None

Raw vector

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

CWE Classification

CWE-862CWE-862

Weaponization

No known public exploit tooling found.

Timeline

Disclosed

Jan 12, 2022

Last updated

Jul 9, 2026

Identifiers

CVE-2022-23112

GHSA-vc4r-j8j6-3fp6

References

Advisoryopenwall.com Advisoryjenkins.io Advisorynvd.nist.gov Webgithub.com Webgithub.com Packagegithub.com

Related vulnerabilities

Also affects publish-over-ssh

This CVE is medium severity; 3 of 4 other CVEs affecting publish-over-ssh are rated as high or higher (top: moderate).

CVE-2022-23111CVE-2022-23110CVE-2022-23113CVE-2022-23114

Same weakness: CWE-862

This CVE is medium severity; 4 of 4 other CVEs with CWE-862 are rated as high or higher (top: high).

CVE-2026-63199CVE-2026-85058GHSA-jr78-w6w5-m8f8GHSA-pr6h-vr44-xq8jBrowse all CWE-862

Provenance

Sources

OSV.devNVDFIRST.org (EPSS)

Last verifiedJul 9, 2026

CVE-2022-23112 — publish-over-ssh

EPSS Exploitation Probability

How urgent is this, really

Where this sits among everything scored

Real-World Exposure

Description

Affected Packages

Affected Products

Detection & mitigation playbook

Detect

Fix

Workarounds

Frequently Asked Questions

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