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CVE-2026-21589

CRITICAL · CVSS 9.3 Public Exploit

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS · Published 2026-10-05 · Last synced 2026-10-06

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This critical vulnerability affects multiple Atlassian Data Center products, allowing unauthenticated attackers to access specific files within the web application root directory if they know the exact file name and path. The potential exposure of sensitive files makes this a severe risk, particularly for organizations using affected versions of Bitbucket, Confluence, Jira, Crowd, Bamboo, Crucible, and Fisheye. Organizations utilizing these products should prioritize remediation to mitigate the risk of unauthorized file access.

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A public exploit, PoC, GitHub repository or Metasploit reference was detected for this CVE.

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CVE
CVE-2026-21589
Severity
CRITICAL
CVSS
9.3
EPSS
N/A

Original NVD Description

h3. Summary 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.   h3. Context This vulnerability allows an unauthenticated remote attacker to access specific files within the web application root directory in affected versions. h3. Details: * 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, 7.1.1, 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.