CVE-2022-25181 is a high-severity (CVSS 8.8) remote code execution 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.
Jenkins Pipeline: Deprecated Groovy Libraries Plugin Protection Mechanism Failure
EPSS Exploitation Probability
Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, from FIRST.org EPSS.
How urgent is this, really
CVE-2022-25181 by exploitation likelihood (EPSS) against impact (CVSS). Outside the shaded patch-first corner.
Where this sits among everything scored
Of 385,386 CVEs with a current EPSS score, this one falls in the < 10% band (highlighted). Counts from FIRST.org, log-scaled.
Real-World Exposure
org.jenkins-ci.plugins.workflow:workflow-cps-global-libReal-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: Deprecated Groovy Libraries Plugin 552.vd9cc05b8a2e1 and earlier uses the same workspace directory for all checkouts of Pipeline libraries with the same name regardless of the SCM being used and the source of the library configuration.
This allows attackers with Item/Configure permission to execute arbitrary code in the context of the Jenkins controller JVM through crafted SCM contents, if a global Pipeline library already exists.
Pipeline: Deprecated Groovy Libraries Plugin 561.va_ce0de3c2d69 uses distinct checkout directories per SCM for Pipeline libraries.
Affected Packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Vulnerable range | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|
| ☕Maven | org.jenkins-ci.plugins.workflow:workflow-cps-global-lib | all versions | 561.va_ce0de3c2d69org.jenkins-ci.plugins.workflow:workflow-cps-global-lib:561.va_ce0de3c2d69 |
Affected Products
pipeline\jenkinsDetection & mitigation playbook
Open-source dependencyDetect
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-2022-25181 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.
| 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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