How severe is CVE-2022-25177?

CVE-2022-25177 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-2022-25177?

CVE-2022-25177 affects the following packages: org.jenkins-ci.plugins.workflow:workflow-cps-global-lib (Maven), org.jenkins-ci.plugins.workflow:workflow-cps-global-lib (Maven), org.jenkins-ci.plugins.workflow:workflow-cps-global-lib (Maven). Ecosystems affected: Maven.

How do I fix CVE-2022-25177?

Update org.jenkins-ci.plugins.workflow:workflow-cps-global-lib to 561.va_ce0de3c2d69 or later, then make sure no transitive (indirect) dependency still pins the vulnerable range — O3 confirms CVE-2022-25177 is resolved across your whole dependency graph.

How do I detect CVE-2022-25177 in my Maven dependencies?

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

How do I mitigate CVE-2022-25177 if there is no patch (or I can't update yet)?

If you can't upgrade right away: gate or disable the affected feature, validate untrusted input at the boundary, and avoid passing attacker-controlled data into the vulnerable path. O3's runtime protection blocks exploitation in production as an interim safeguard until the upgrade lands.

Is CVE-2022-25177 actively exploited in the wild?

No public exploit code has been indexed for CVE-2022-25177 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-2022-25177?

CVE-2022-25177 has an EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System) score of 1.7%, placing it in the 77th 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-2022-25177?

CVE-2022-25177 is classified as CWE-59 (CWE-59). This weakness type describe the underlying flaw category, which helps determine the potential impact and the right class of mitigation.

When was CVE-2022-25177 published, and has it been updated?

CVE-2022-25177 was published on February 15, 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-2022-25177 — workflow-cps-global-lib

MEDIUM

CVE-2022-25177 is a medium-severity (CVSS 6.5) CWE-59 vulnerability in org.jenkins-ci.plugins.workflow:workflow-cps-global-lib. A fix is available for org.jenkins-ci.plugins.workflow:workflow-cps-global-lib — see the affected versions and patch details below.

Improper Link Resolution Before File Access in Jenkins Pipeline: Shared Groovy Libraries Plugin

Also known asGHSA-q234-x887-9rxh

Published

Feb 15, 2022

Updated

Jul 9, 2026

Affected

3 pkgs

Patched

3 / 3

Exploits

None indexed

Exploitation data as of Oct 9, 2026 · OSV.dev, NVD, FIRST.org (EPSS)

EPSS Exploitation Probability

via FIRST.org ↗

1.7%probability of exploitation in next 30 days

Lower Risk0.00%

Lower risk than most CVEs77th percentile — riskier than 77% of all scored CVEsHighest risk

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

How urgent is this, really

CVE-2022-25177 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

3 pkgs affected

☕org.jenkins-ci.plugins.workflow:workflow-cps-global-lib☕org.jenkins-ci.plugins.workflow:workflow-cps-global-lib☕org.jenkins-ci.plugins.workflow:workflow-cps-global-lib

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

Jenkins Pipeline: Shared Groovy Libraries Plugin 552.vd9cc05b8a2e1 and earlier follows symbolic links to locations outside of the expected Pipeline library when reading files using the libraryResource step, allowing attackers able to configure Pipelines to read arbitrary files on the Jenkins controller file system.

Affected Packages

3 total 3 fixed

Ecosystem	Package	Vulnerable range	Fix
☕Maven	`org.jenkins-ci.plugins.workflow:workflow-cps-global-lib`	≥ 2.22&&< 561.va_ce0de3c2d69	561.va_ce0de3c2d69`org.jenkins-ci.plugins.workflow:workflow-cps-global-lib:561.va_ce0de3c2d69`
☕Maven	`org.jenkins-ci.plugins.workflow:workflow-cps-global-lib`	≥ 2.19&&< 2.21.1	2.21.1`org.jenkins-ci.plugins.workflow:workflow-cps-global-lib:2.21.1`
☕Maven	`org.jenkins-ci.plugins.workflow:workflow-cps-global-lib`	all versions	2.18.1`org.jenkins-ci.plugins.workflow:workflow-cps-global-lib:2.18.1`

Affected Products

1 product · 1 configurations

Application

pipeline\jenkins

≤ 552.vd9cc05b8a2e1

1 version

shared_groovy_libraries

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.workflow:workflow-cps-global-lib, including transitive dependencies — a direct dependency you never call can still pull in a vulnerable version.
Fix
Update org.jenkins-ci.plugins.workflow:workflow-cps-global-lib to 561.va_ce0de3c2d69 or later, then make sure no transitive (indirect) dependency still pins the vulnerable range — O3 confirms CVE-2022-25177 is resolved across your whole dependency graph.
Workarounds
If you can't upgrade right away: gate or disable the affected feature, validate untrusted input at the boundary, and avoid passing attacker-controlled data into the vulnerable path. O3's runtime protection blocks exploitation in production as an interim safeguard until the upgrade lands.

Fixing This On Your OS

If you run this on a Linux distribution, patch through your package manager against the distro's own security advisory below — it tracks the exact backported fix for your release, which can ship on a different timeline (and sometimes a different severity) than the upstream project.

Red HatModerate

Product	Fixed in	Advisory
Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 3.11	`jenkins-2-plugins-0:3.11.1650371376-1.el7`	RHSA-2022:1420
Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.10	`jenkins-2-plugins-0:4.10.1647505461-1.el8`	RHSA-2022:1025
Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.6	`jenkins-2-plugins-0:4.6.1650364520-1.el8`	RHSA-2022:1620
Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.7	`jenkins-2-plugins-0:4.7.1648800585-1.el8`	RHSA-2022:1248
Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.8	`jenkins-2-plugins-0:4.8.1646993358-1.el8`	RHSA-2022:0871
Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.9	`jenkins-2-plugins-0:4.9.1647580879-1.el8`	RHSA-2022:1021

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

High

Integrity

None

Availability

None

Raw vector

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

CWE Classification

CWE-59CWE-59

Weaponization

No known public exploit tooling found.

Timeline

Disclosed

Feb 15, 2022

Last updated

Jul 9, 2026

Identifiers

CVE-2022-25177

GHSA-q234-x887-9rxh

References

Advisorynvd.nist.gov Fixjenkins.io Packagegithub.com

Related vulnerabilities

This CVE is medium severity; 8 of 8 other CVEs affecting workflow-cps-global-lib are rated as high or higher (top: high).

CVE-2022-43405CVE-2022-43406CVE-2019-10357CVE-2022-29047CVE-2022-25178CVE-2022-25182CVE-2022-25181CVE-2022-25174

Provenance

Sources

OSV.devNVDFIRST.org (EPSS)

Last verifiedJul 9, 2026

CVE-2022-25177 — workflow-cps-global-lib

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

Fixing This On Your OS

Frequently Asked Questions

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