CVE-2025-22166: High severity Atlassian Confluence Data Center vulnerability

Published Oct 21, 2025
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Updated

This High severity DoS (Denial of Service) vulnerability was introduced in version 2.0 of Confluence Data Center. This DoS (Denial of Service) vulnerability, with a CVSS Score of 8.3, allows an attacker to cause a resource to be unavailable for its intended users by temporarily or indefinitely disrupting services of a host connected to a network. 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 and Server 8.5: Upgrade to a release greater than or equal to 8.5.25 Confluence Data Center and Server 9.2: Upgrade to a release greater than or equal to 9.2.7 Confluence Data Center and Server 10.0: Upgrade to a release greater than or equal to 10.0.2 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.

Affected Software

8 affected components
Atlassian Confluence Data Center>2.0
Atlassian Confluence Data Center<8.5.25, <9.2.7, <10.0.2
Atlassian Confluence Data Center>=8.5.0<8.5.25
Atlassian Confluence Data Center>=9.2.0<9.2.7
Atlassian Confluence Data Center>=10.0.0<10.0.2
Atlassian Confluence Server>=8.5.0<8.5.25
Atlassian Confluence Server>=9.2.0<9.2.7
Atlassian Confluence Server>=10.0.0<10.0.2

Event History

Oct 21, 2025
CVE Published
via MITRE·04:00 PM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·04:00 PM
DescriptionWeakness
Data Sourced
via NVD·04:15 PM
DescriptionSeverityWeaknessAffected Software

Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the severity of CVE-2025-22166?

CVE-2025-22166 has a high severity rating with a CVSS score of 8.3.

2

What versions of Confluence Data Center are affected by CVE-2025-22166?

CVE-2025-22166 affects Confluence Data Center versions starting from 2.0 up to 10.0.2.

3

How do I fix CVE-2025-22166?

To address CVE-2025-22166, it is recommended to update your Confluence Data Center to the latest patched version.

4

What type of vulnerability is CVE-2025-22166?

CVE-2025-22166 is classified as a Denial of Service (DoS) vulnerability.

5

What impact does CVE-2025-22166 have on users?

CVE-2025-22166 can make resources unavailable to intended users, potentially leading to service disruptions.

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