An improper authorization vulnerability exists in Jenkins 2.158 and earlier, LTS 2.150.1 and earlier in core/src/main/java/hudson/security/TokenBasedRememberMeServices2.java that allows attackers with Overall/RunScripts permission to craft Remember Me cookies that would never expire, allowing e.g. to persist access to temporarily compromised user accounts.
Severity
CVSS 3.1
7.2 high
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS
1.5% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days; higher than 74% of CVEs (scores of 2026-10-31)