CVE-2026-21589: Atlassian Multiple Products Files or Directories Accessible to External Parties Vulnerability
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CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities
- Name
- Atlassian Multiple Products Files or Directories Accessible to External Parties Vulnerability
- Vendor
- Atlassian
- Product
- Multiple Products
- Added to the catalog
- 2026-10-15
- Due date for US federal agencies
- 2026-10-18
- Weaknesses
- CWE-552
- Catalog version
- 2026.10.30
Multiple Atlassian products (Bitbucket Data Center ,Confluence Data Center, Jira Service Management Data Center, Jira Software Data Center, Bamboo Data Center, Crowd Data Center, Crucible and Fisheye) contain a files or directories accessible to external parties vulnerability which could allow an unauthenticated attacker to access specific files within the web application root directory in affected versions.
Required action (CISA)
Apply mitigations in accordance with vendor instructions, ensuring compliance with CISA’s BOD 26-04 Prioritizing Security Updates Based on Risk (see URL in Notes) guidance and CISA’s “Forensics Triage Requirements” (see URL in Notes). Follow applicable BOD 26-04 guidance for cloud services or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable. Stakeholders are responsible for evaluating each asset's internet exposure and ensuring adherence to BOD 26-04 patching guidelines.
Ransomware use: CISA does not mark known use of this vulnerability in ransomware campaigns.
Links in CISA's notes
- https://confluence.atlassian.com/security/cve-2026-21589-arbitrary-file-access-vulnerability-impacts-multiple-products-1870495748.html?ref=labs.watchtowr.com
- https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/directives/bod-26-04-prioritizing-security-updates-based-risk
- https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/directives/bod-26-04-implementation-guidance-prioritizing-security-updates-based-risk
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-21589
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NVD analysis
- Status
- Analyzed
- Published
- 2026-10-05T22:16:58.423
- Last modified
- 2026-10-29T13:17:09.847
- Weaknesses
- CWE-552
This is a vulnerability in Bitbucket Data Center, Confluence Data Center, Jira Service Management Data Center, Jira Software Data Center, Bamboo Data Center. Crowd Data Center, Crucible and Fisheye. This Arbitrary File Access vulnerability allows an unauthenticated attacker to access specific files within the web application root directory in affected versions. Exploitation requires prior knowledge of the target file's exact name and path; this vulnerability does not allow attackers to enumerate or list directory contents. In some configurations, there may be some sensitive files that make this highly severe. This vulnerability allows an unauthenticated remote attacker to access specific files within the web application root directory in affected versions. The vulnerability must be addressed for affected versions of: -- Bitbucket Data Center, introduced in version >= 4.6.0, fix versions: 9.4.26, 10.2.8, 10.5.1 -- Confluence Data Center, introduced in version >= 5.10.0, fix versions 9.2.26, 10.2.19 -- Crowd Data Center, introduced in version >= 2.11.0, fix versions 6.3.7, 7.0.3, 7.1.7, 7.2.4 -- Jira Software Data Center, introduced in version >= 7.1.0, fix versions 9.12.40, 10.3.26, 11.3.12 -- Jira Service Management Data Center, introduced in version >= 3.1.0, fix versions 5.12.40, 10.3.26, 11.3.12 -- Bamboo Data Center >= 7.0.1, fix versions 10.2.24, 12.1.12 -- Crucible, fix versions 4.9.15 -- Fisheye, fix version 4.9.15 -- Exploitation requires prior knowledge of the target file's exact name and path. The vulnerability does not include the capability to enumerate or list directory contents.
| Metric | Score | Severity | Vector | Scored by |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 4.0 | 9.3 | CRITICAL | CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H/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 | [email protected] (Secondary) |
| CVSS 3.1 | 7.5 | HIGH | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N | [email protected] (Primary) |
References
- https://jira.atlassian.com/browse/BAM-26567 (Issue Tracking, Mitigation, Vendor Advisory)
- https://jira.atlassian.com/browse/BSERV-20604 (Issue Tracking, Mitigation, Vendor Advisory)
- https://jira.atlassian.com/browse/CONFSERVER-104488 (Issue Tracking, Mitigation, Vendor Advisory)
- https://jira.atlassian.com/browse/CRUC-8741 (Issue Tracking, Mitigation, Vendor Advisory)
- https://jira.atlassian.com/browse/CWD-6610 (Issue Tracking, Mitigation, Vendor Advisory)
- https://jira.atlassian.com/browse/FE-7583 (Issue Tracking, Mitigation, Vendor Advisory)
- https://jira.atlassian.com/browse/JRASERVER-79546 (Issue Tracking, Mitigation, Vendor Advisory)
- https://jira.atlassian.com/browse/JSDSERVER-16809 (Issue Tracking, Mitigation, Vendor Advisory)
- https://github.com/watchtowrlabs/watchTowr-vs-Atlassian-CVE-2026-21589 (Third Party Advisory)
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2026-21589 (US Government Resource)
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CVE record
- Assigner
- atlassian
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Published
- 2026-10-05T21:30:00.390Z
- Updated
- 2026-10-29T12:04:46.110Z
- Problem types
- Path Traversal (Arbitrary Read/Write)
This is a vulnerability in Bitbucket Data Center, Confluence Data Center, Jira Service Management Data Center, Jira Software Data Center, Bamboo Data Center. Crowd Data Center, Crucible and Fisheye. This Arbitrary File Access vulnerability allows an unauthenticated attacker to access specific files within the web application root directory in affected versions. Exploitation requires prior knowledge of the target file's exact name and path; this vulnerability does not allow attackers to enumerate or list directory contents. In some configurations, there may be some sensitive files that make this highly severe. This vulnerability allows an unauthenticated remote attacker to access specific files within the web application root directory in affected versions. The vulnerability must be addressed for affected versions of: -- Bitbucket Data Center, introduced in version >= 4.6.0, fix versions: 9.4.26, 10.2.8, 10.5.1 -- Confluence Data Center, introduced in version >= 5.10.0, fix versions 9.2.26, 10.2.19 -- Crowd Data Center, introduced in version >= 2.11.0, fix versions 6.3.7, 7.0.3, 7.1.7, 7.2.4 -- Jira Software Data Center, introduced in version >= 7.1.0, fix versions 9.12.40, 10.3.26, 11.3.12 -- Jira Service Management Data Center, introduced in version >= 3.1.0, fix versions 5.12.40, 10.3.26, 11.3.12 -- Bamboo Data Center >= 7.0.1, fix versions 10.2.24, 12.1.12 -- Crucible, fix versions 4.9.15 -- Fisheye, fix version 4.9.15 -- Exploitation requires prior knowledge of the target file's exact name and path. The vulnerability does not include the capability to enumerate or list directory contents.
References
- https://jira.atlassian.com/browse/BAM-26567
- https://jira.atlassian.com/browse/BSERV-20604
- https://jira.atlassian.com/browse/CONFSERVER-104488
- https://jira.atlassian.com/browse/CRUC-8741
- https://jira.atlassian.com/browse/CWD-6610
- https://jira.atlassian.com/browse/FE-7583
- https://jira.atlassian.com/browse/JRASERVER-79546
- https://jira.atlassian.com/browse/JSDSERVER-16809
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Defensive techniques (MITRE D3FEND)
D3FEND maps these defensive techniques to the weakness (CWE) that NVD lists for this CVE, through the digital artifacts the weakness affects. D3FEND does not say they stop this vulnerability.
CWE-552: Files or Directories Accessible to External Parties
D3FEND lists no defensive technique for this weakness.
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