CVE-2026-70440: Jenkins Project Jenkins Qualys Container Scanning Connector Plugin

Medium severity, CVSS 5.4. EPSS: 0.2% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Jenkins Qualys Container Scanning Connector Plugin 1.8.0.5 and earlier does not escape user-controlled field values in a JavaScript context, resulting in a stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability exploitable by attackers with Item/Configure permission.

Affected products

• Jenkins Project Jenkins Qualys Container Scanning Connector Plugin: up to and including 1.8.0.5

Published 2026-08-05. Last modified 2026-08-31.