CVE-2026-21580: XSS
This Critical severity Stored XSS, PrivEsc (Privilege Escalation), and Security Misconfiguration vulnerability was introduced in versions 7.1.1, 7.4.0, 7.13.0, 7.17.0, 7.19.0, 8.0.0, 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 and Server. This Stored XSS, PrivEsc (Privilege Escalation), and Security Misconfiguration vulnerability, with a CVSS Score of 8.6, allows an unauthenticated attacker to execute arbitrary HTML or JavaScript code on a victims browser, perform actions as a higher-privileged user, and to get into the system utilizing loopholes exposed from security best-practices being overlooked. Atlassian recommends that Confluence Data Center and Server 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 9.2: Upgrade to a release greater than or equal to 9.2.21 Confluence Data Center and Server 10.2: Upgrade to a release greater than or equal to 10.2.13 See the release notes ([https://confluence.atlassian.com/doc/confluence-release-notes-327.html]). You can download the latest version of Confluence Data Center and Server from the download center ([https://www.atlassian.com/software/confluence/download-archives]). This vulnerability was reported via our Bug Bounty program.
Affected Software
Remediation
Recommended actions to resolve this vulnerability, in priority order.
- Upgrade
Upgrade
Atlassian Confluence Data Center and Server 10.2to a version that resolves this vulnerability.Fixed in 10.2.13 - Upgrade
Upgrade
Atlassian Confluence Data Center and Server 9.2to a version that resolves this vulnerability.Fixed in 9.2.21
Event History
Frequently Asked Questions
Which deployments are affected?
Confluence Data Center and Server instances in the listed affected release lines are exposed. The issue was introduced in versions 7.1.1, 7.4.0, 7.13.0, 7.17.0, 7.19.0, 8.0.0, 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.
Does exploitation require an account or elevated access?
An attacker does not need to authenticate. They can execute arbitrary HTML or JavaScript in a victim's browser, potentially perform actions as a higher-privileged user, and exploit security loopholes caused by overlooked best practices.
What versions should be deployed to remediate the issue?
Upgrade to the latest Confluence release. If that is not possible, upgrade the 9.2 line to 9.2.21 or later, or the 10.2 line to 10.2.13 or later.