# CVE-2022-20616: Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource in Jenkins Credentials Binding Plugin

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2022-20616-incorrect-permission-assignment-for-critical-resource-in-jenkins  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2022-01-13  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

CVE-2022-20616 · Severity: low · CVSS 3.1 · Published 2022-01-13

Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource in Jenkins Credentials Binding Plugin

Technologies: [org.jenkins-ci.plugins:credentials-binding (Maven)](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/org-jenkins-ci-plugins-credentials-binding). Vendors: [Maven](https://junglewise.ai/threats/vendors/maven).

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2022-20616 exploited in the wild?** No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2022-20616 being exploited in the wild.

**How severe is CVE-2022-20616?** Low severity, with a CVSS score of 3.1, published 13 January 2022.

**Which products and versions are affected?** org.jenkins-ci.plugins:credentials-binding (Maven) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=1.25,fixed=1.27.1.

**Is there a fix for CVE-2022-20616?** Yes. org.jenkins-ci.plugins:credentials-binding (Maven): upgrade to 1.27.1 or later. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.

**Am I affected by CVE-2022-20616?** Check whether you run org.jenkins-ci.plugins:credentials-binding (Maven) at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

## How to fix

- org.jenkins-ci.plugins:credentials-binding (Maven): upgrade to 1.27.1 or later

  ```sh
  # set org.jenkins-ci.plugins:credentials-binding to 1.27.1 in your pom.xml or build.gradle
  ```


## Affected products

- org.jenkins-ci.plugins:credentials-binding (Maven) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=1.25,fixed=1.27.1

## Identifiers

- CVE-2022-20616
- GHSA-gqm2-2gcx-p88w

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- [Jenkins Credentials Binding Plugin path traversal in file credentials](https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2026-48922-jenkins-credentials-binding-plugin-path-traversal-in-file)
- [Jenkins Credentials Binding Plugin has a path traversal vulnerability](https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2026-42520-jenkins-credentials-binding-plugin-has-a-path-traversal)
- [Jenkins Credentials Binding Plugin vulnerability can expose sensitive information in logger messages](https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2025-53650-jenkins-credentials-binding-plugin-vulnerability-can-expose)
- [Improper masking of some secrets in Jenkins Credentials Binding Plugin](https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2020-2182-improper-masking-of-some-secrets-in-jenkins-credentials-binding)
- [Secrets are not masked by Jenkins Credentials Binding Plugin in builds without build steps](https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2020-2181-secrets-are-not-masked-by-jenkins-credentials-binding-plugin-in)