cmd injection via unescaped workspace path in Jenkins Git Client Plugin pre-6.4
CVE-2025-67640 Published on December 10, 2025
Jenkins Git client Plugin 6.4.0 and earlier does not not correctly escape the path to the workspace directory as part of an argument in a temporary shell script generated by the plugin, allowing attackers able to control the workspace directory name to inject arbitrary OS commands.
Vulnerability Analysis
CVE-2025-67640 is exploitable with network access, and requires small amount of user privileges. This vulnerability is consided to have a high level of attack complexity. The potential impact of an exploit of this vulnerability is considered to be low. considered to have a small impact on confidentiality and integrity and availability.
Weakness Type
What is a Shell injection Vulnerability?
The software constructs all or part of an OS command using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the intended OS command when it is sent to a downstream component.
CVE-2025-67640 has been classified to as a Shell injection vulnerability or weakness.
Products Associated with CVE-2025-67640
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Affected Versions
Jenkins Project Jenkins Git client Plugin:- Before and including 6.4.0 is affected.
Exploit Probability
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