Skip to content
Weekly Signal
Live intelligence Updated 22 Aug 2026 · 21:25 UTC

Atlassian · Confluence Data Center

CVE-2026-21579

This High severity Information Disclosure vulnerability was introduced in versions 7.17.0, 7.19.0, 8.5.0, 8.9.0, 9.0.1, 9.1.0, 9.2.0, 10.0.2, 10.1....

Recommended action

Handle this through the normal risk-based patching cycle while monitoring for change. Atlassian Security advisory Viewpage.action

View response plan
CVSS8.2
EPSS0.3%
KEVNo
ExploitationNone
RemediationNot yet verified ↓

Assessment

Why it matters

EPSS is 0.3%; technical severity is CVSS 8.2.

This High severity Information Disclosure vulnerability was introduced in versions 7.17.0, 7.19.0, 8.5.0, 8.9.0, 9.0.1, 9.1.0, 9.2.0, 10.0.2, 10.1.0, and 10.2.0 of Confluence Data Center. This Information Disclosure vulnerability, with a CVSS Score of 8.2, allows an unauthenticated attacker to view sensitive information via an Information Disclosure vulnerability. 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 9.2.22 Confluence Data Center 10.2: Upgrade to a release greater than or equal to 10.2.14 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 Atlassian (Internal) program.

Who should care

  • Teams operating Confluence Data Center
  • Vulnerability and exposure management teams
  • Security operations teams monitoring exploitation activity

Response plan

What I would do

  1. Confirm whether Confluence Data Center is present in the environment.
  2. Identify affected versions and establish whether vulnerable services are exposed or reachable.
  3. Atlassian Security advisory Viewpage.action
  4. Review relevant security telemetry for evidence of attempted or successful exploitation.
  5. Document the remediation decision and track it to verified completion.

Treatment intelligence

Remediation intelligence

Not yet verified

Vendor sources are listed before government and third-party guidance. Confirm product applicability and change prerequisites before deployment.

Verification noteAutomated link verification has not completed for this guidance yet.

Technical details

CVSS vector
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
CWE
CWE-200
Affected versions
Atlassian Confluence Data Center (Start Including 7.19.26, End Including 7.19.30 | Start Including 8.5.14, End Including 8.5.31 | Start Including 8.9.5, End Including 8.9.8 | Start Including 9.0.1, End Including 9.0.3)
Fixed versions
No explicit fixed version is currently recorded.
Published
21 July 2026
Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None

Signal timeline

  1. CVE published
  2. Latest EPSS score: 0.3%
  3. Signal calculated at 12
Live public intelligence This assessment combines public-source evidence. Validate the affected product, version and exposure against your own environment before making a risk decision.