CVE-2025-53666 Jenkins Dead Man's Snitch Plugin vulnerability stores tokens in plain text
Attackers with extended read permissions or file system access can view unencrypted Dead Man's Snitch tokens stored in Jenkins job configurations.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2025-53666?
CVE-2025-53666 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Jenkins Dead Man's Snitch Plugin, published on 9 Jul 2025. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Jenkins Dead Man's Snitch Plugin 0.1 stores Dead Man's Snitch tokens unencrypted in job config.xml files on the Jenkins controller, where they can be viewed by users with Item/Extended Read permission or access to the Jenkins controller file system.
Weakness: CWE-311
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-53666?
2 open source packages ship an affected version, including org.jenkins-ci.plugins:deadmanssnitch. It affects 1 product.
| Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
org.jenkins-ci.plugins:deadmanssnitch Maven | All versions to 0.1 | None |
org.jenkins-ci.plugins:deadmanssnitch Maven | All versions to 0.1 | None |
Products include Jenkins Dead Man\'s Snitch.
How do I fix CVE-2025-53666?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-53666 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2025-53666 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-53666 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Jenkins Dead Man's Snitch Plugin
Sources
Also known as GHSA-5pcv-7v3q-hw8j.