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Type: advisorySources: OSVCVE: CVE-2021-21681

Jenkins Nomad Plugin 0.7.4 and earlier stores Docker passwords unencrypted in the global config.xml file on the Jenkins controller where they can be viewed by users with access to the Jenkins controller file system.

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CVE-2021-21681
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1 Nov 2026, 08:06 UTC · Revision 1

Source evidence

CVE-2021-21681

core-osv · Original source

Published 31 Aug 2021, 14:15 UTC

Jenkins Nomad Plugin 0.7.4 and earlier stores Docker passwords unencrypted in the global config.xml file on the Jenkins controller where they can be viewed by users with access to the Jenkins controller file system.

osv:CVE-2021-21681
Complete source record
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  "url": "https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2021-21681",
  "method": "structured",
  "payload": {
    "kind": "advisory",
    "title": "CVE-2021-21681",
    "summary": "Jenkins Nomad Plugin 0.7.4 and earlier stores Docker passwords unencrypted in the global config.xml file on the Jenkins controller where they can be viewed by users with access to the Jenkins controller file system.",
    "evidence": "osv:CVE-2021-21681",
    "products": [],
    "severity": "medium",
    "structured": {
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        "GHSA-5c2c-cvg6-ghjm"
      ],
      "metrics": [
        {
          "type": "CVSS_V3",
          "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N"
        }
      ],
      "affected": [
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              "type": "GIT",
              "events": [
                {
                  "introduced": "0"
                },
                {
                  "last_affected": "db763adb47317b331c0248ac5a8d7e84b3b402ba"
                }
              ],
              "database_specific": {
                "extracted_events": [
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                    "cpe": "cpe:2.3:a:jenkins:nomad:*:*:*:*:*:jenkins:*:*",
                    "range": [
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                      },
                      {
                        "last_affected": "0.7.4"
                      }
                    ],
                    "source": "CPE_RANGE"
                  }
                ]
              }
            }
          ],
          "versions": [
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            "v0.7.3",
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            "v0.7.0",
            "v0.6.10",
            "v0.6.9",
            "v0.6.8",
            "v0.6.7",
            "v0.6.6",
            "v0.6.5",
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            "v0.6.3",
            "v0.6.2",
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            "nomad-0.4",
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            "nomad-0.3",
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          ],
          "database_specific": {
            "source": "https://storage.googleapis.com/cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2021-21681.json"
          }
        }
      ],
      "modified": "2026-10-24T10:31:02.886110663Z",
      "provider": "osv",
      "references": [
        "https://www.jenkins.io/security/advisory/2021-08-31/#SECURITY-2396"
      ],
      "provider_metadata": {}
    },
    "related_cves": [
      {
        "value": "CVE-2021-21681",
        "evidence": "/id"
      }
    ],
    "security_relevant": true,
    "severity_evidence": "/severity/0/score"
  },
  "source_id": "core-osv",
  "document_id": 440126,
  "published_at": "2021-08-31T14:15:25.663+00:00"
}