CVE-2026-21586CWE-285

CVE-2026-21586

published September 15, 2026

CVSS
7.1
EPSS
0%
Percentile
24.2
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

This High severity Improper Authorization vulnerability was introduced in versions 7.4.0, 7.13.0, 8.5.0, 8.9.0, 9.0.1, 9.1.0, 9.2.0, 9.3.1, 9.4.0, 9.5.1, 10.0.2, 10.1.0, and 10.2.0 of Confluence Data Center.

This Improper Authorization vulnerability, with a CVSS Score of 7.1, allows an authenticated attacker to gain unintended access and can lead to the exposure of resources or functionality, possibly providing attackers with sensitive information or even execute arbitrary code.

Atlassian recommends that Confluence Data Center customers upgrade to latest version, if you are unable to do so, upgrade your instance to one of the specified supported fixed versions:

Confluence Data Center 9.2: Upgrade to a release greater than or equal to 9.2.24

Confluence Data Center 10.2: Upgrade to a release greater than or equal to 10.2.17

See the release notes ([https://confluence.atlassian.com/doc/confluence-release-notes-327.html]). You can download the latest version of Confluence Data Center from the download center ([https://www.atlassian.com/software/confluence/download-archives]).

This vulnerability was reported via our Penetration Testing program.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS
7.1 · NONE
CVSS v4.0
7.1 · CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
EPSS
0.00324 · 24.2th percentile
Weakness
CWE-285 · Improper Authorization
Published
2026-09-15T21:17Z
References (2)
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 17 SEP 03:29Z
    EPSS moved — → 0%
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  • 15 SEP 17:00Z
    This High severity Improper Authorization vulnerability was introduced in versions 7.4.0, 7.13.0, 8.5.0, 8.9.0, 9.0.1, 9.1.0, 9.2.0, 9.3.1, 9.4.0, 9.5.1…
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