CVE-2026-57299 — contrast-continuous-appli…
MEDIUMFix: jenkinsci/contrast-continuous-application-security-plugin@d777664CVE-2026-57299 is a medium-severity (CVSS 4.3) vulnerability in org.jenkins-ci.plugins:contrast-continuous-application-security. A fix is available for org.jenkins-ci.plugins:contrast-continuous-application-security — see the affected versions and patch details below.
Jenkins Contrast Continuous Application Security Plugin missing permission checks
Exploitation Status
No confirmed exploitation observed yet
- CISA’s own triage has not observed active exploitation or public proof-of-concept code for this CVE as of its last assessment.
Exploitation and automatability from CISA’s SSVC triage for CVE-2026-57299.
EPSS Exploitation Probability
Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, from FIRST.org EPSS.
How urgent is this, really
CVE-2026-57299 by exploitation likelihood (EPSS) against impact (CVSS). Outside the shaded patch-first corner.
Where this sits among everything scored
Of 394,415 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:contrast-continuous-application-securityReal-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 Contrast Continuous Application Security Plugin 3.11 and earlier does not perform permission checks in several HTTP endpoints that fill list box options with the names of the configured Contrast metadata.
This allows attackers with Overall/Read permission to enumerate the names of configured Contrast metadata.
Contrast Continuous Application Security Plugin 3.12 requires the appropriate permission to enumerate the configured Contrast metadata.
Affected Packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Vulnerable range | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|
| ☕Maven | org.jenkins-ci.plugins:contrast-continuous-application-security | all versions | 3.12org.jenkins-ci.plugins:contrast-continuous-application-security:3.12 |
Detection & 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:contrast-continuous-application-security, including transitive dependencies — a direct dependency you never call can still pull in a vulnerable version.
Fix
Update org.jenkins-ci.plugins:contrast-continuous-application-security to 3.12 or later, then make sure no transitive (indirect) dependency still pins the vulnerable range — O3 confirms CVE-2026-57299 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.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is CVE-2026-57299 in your dependencies?
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