# CVE-2026-70429: Auth bypass in Jenkins

> Attackers can impersonate users or gain permissions by creating accounts with case-insensitive name matches due to inconsistent handling.

- **Severity:** High 8.1 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** Yes
- **Published:** 5 Aug 2026
- **Updated:** 6 Aug 2026
- **Also known as:** BIT-jenkins-2026-70429, GHSA-7fgq-gph8-29q5, MINI-3r9f-995f-2q47, MINI-5qf3-pjqr-257j, MINI-7rq8-f444-vgvc, MINI-9rf9-f67v-c3g2, MINI-fg8p-qghp-fvjw, MINI-g7r8-mgcv-qg56, MINI-jj98-m3j2-qxjg, MINI-rrmw-2w68-v42j

## What is CVE-2026-70429?

CVE-2026-70429 is a high-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in Jenkins Jenkins, published on 5 Aug 2026. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Jenkins 2.575 and earlier, LTS 2.568.1 and earlier handles case-insensitivity in user names and group names inconsistently, allowing attackers able to create new users or groups with names that case-insensitively match other characters to impersonate other users or be granted their permissions in some circumstances.

Weakness: CWE-178 (Improper Handling of Case Sensitivity)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-70429?

1 open source package ship an affected version, including jenkins. It affects 1 product.


| Package | Ecosystem | Affected | Fixed in |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `jenkins` | Bitnami | All versions | 2.568.2, 2.576.0 |

Products: Jenkins Jenkins.

## How do I fix CVE-2026-70429?

Upgrade jenkins to a fixed version for your release line: 2.568.2 or 2.576.0.

## Is CVE-2026-70429 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-70429 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Jenkins Jenkins

- [CVE-2024-23897](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-23897/): Jenkins Command Line Interface (CLI) Path Traversal (critical 9.8, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2018-1000861](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-1000861/): Jenkins Stapler Web Framework Deserialization of Untrusted Data (critical 9.8, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2017-1000353](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-1000353/): Jenkins Remote Code Execution (critical 9.8, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2015-5317](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2015-5317/): Jenkins User Interface (UI) Information Disclosure (high 7.5, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2021-21690](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-21690/): Multiple vulnerabilities allow bypassing path filtering of agent-to-controller access control in Jenkins (critical 9.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2026-70429 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2026-70429 is a high-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in Jenkins Jenkins, published on 5 Aug 2026. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-70429 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected packages and fixed versions:
- jenkins (Bitnami): affected all versions; fixed in 2.568.2, 2.576.0

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-70429/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-70429/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-70429
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-70429
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2026-70429

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-70429/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.