GHSA-phmw-jx86-x666 — rundeck
HIGHGHSA-phmw-jx86-x666 is a high-severity (CVSS 8.1) CWE-862 vulnerability in org.rundeck:rundeck. A fix is available for org.rundeck:rundeck — see the affected versions and patch details below.
Authenticated Rundeck users can view or delete jobs they do not have authorization for.
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 GHSA-phmw-jx86-x666.
EPSS Exploitation Probability
EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System) is a daily probability model maintained by FIRST.org. It estimates the likelihood a CVE will be exploited in production environments within the next 30 days, derived from real-world threat intelligence signals.
How urgent is this, really
GHSA-phmw-jx86-x666 plotted by exploitation likelihood (EPSS) against impact (CVSS). The shaded corner — EPSS 50%+ and CVSS 7.0+ — is where this CVE doesn't sit, though severity or exploitability alone can still warrant action.
Where this sits among everything scored
Of 377,636 CVEs with a current EPSS score, this one falls in the < 10% band (highlighted). Real counts from FIRST.org, not a sample — log-scaled since the landscape is heavily right-skewed.
Real-World Exposure
org.rundeck:rundeckReal-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
Access to two URLs used in both Rundeck Open Source and Process Automation products could allow authenticated users to access the URL path, which would allow access to view or delete jobs, without the necessary authorization checks.
The affected URLs are:
http[s]://[host]/context/rdJob/*http[s]://[host]/context/api/*/incubator/jobs
Impact
Rundeck, Process Automation version 4.12.0 up to 4.16.0
Patches
Patched versions: 4.17.3
Workarounds
Access to two URLs used in either Rundeck Open Source or Process Automation products could be blocked at a load balancer level.
http[s]://host/context/rdJob/*http[s]://host/context/api/*/incubator/jobs
For more information
If you have any questions or comments about this advisory:
- Open an issue in our forums
- Enterprise Customers can open a Support ticket
Affected Packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Vulnerable range | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|
| ☕Maven | org.rundeck:rundeck | ≥ 4.12.0&&< 4.17.3 | 4.17.3org.rundeck:rundeck:4.17.3 |
Detection & mitigation playbook
Open-source dependencyDetect
Scan your dependency tree (package-lock.json, pnpm-lock.yaml, requirements.txt, go.sum, etc.) for org.rundeck:rundeck, including transitive dependencies — a direct dependency you never call can still pull in a vulnerable version.
Fix
Update org.rundeck:rundeck to 4.17.3 or later, then make sure no transitive (indirect) dependency still pins the vulnerable range — O3 confirms GHSA-phmw-jx86-x666 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.
How O3 protects you
O3 Security's impact-aware SCA analyses which vulnerable code paths your application actually calls, so a match like GHSA-phmw-jx86-x666 can be triaged on real exposure rather than presence alone.
Tailored to GHSA-phmw-jx86-x666. Runtime protection reduces exposure until a permanent patch is applied and verified — it complements patching, it doesn't replace it.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is GHSA-phmw-jx86-x666 in your dependencies?
O3 Security finds GHSA-phmw-jx86-x666 across Maven dependencies, including transitive ones, and its impact-aware SCA ranks findings by whether your code actually calls the vulnerable path.