Description
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.
Metrics
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:NWeakness enumeration
Affected software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Atlassian | Bamboo Data Center | All other versions |
| Atlassian | Bitbucket Data Center | All other versions |
| Atlassian | Confluence Data Center | All other versions |
| Atlassian | Crowd Data Center | All other versions |
| Atlassian | Crucible Data Center | All other versions |
| Atlassian | Fisheye Data Center | All other versions |
| Atlassian | Jira Service Management Data Center | All other versions |
| Atlassian | Jira Software Data Center | All other versions |
References
- https://jira.atlassian.com/browse/BAM-26567Issue Tracking, Mitigation, Vendor Advisory
- https://jira.atlassian.com/browse/BSERV-20604Issue Tracking, Mitigation, Vendor Advisory
- https://jira.atlassian.com/browse/CONFSERVER-104488Issue Tracking, Mitigation, Vendor Advisory
- https://jira.atlassian.com/browse/CRUC-8741Issue Tracking, Mitigation, Vendor Advisory
- https://jira.atlassian.com/browse/CWD-6610Issue Tracking, Mitigation, Vendor Advisory
- https://jira.atlassian.com/browse/FE-7583Issue Tracking, Mitigation, Vendor Advisory
- https://jira.atlassian.com/browse/JRASERVER-79546Issue Tracking, Mitigation, Vendor Advisory
- https://jira.atlassian.com/browse/JSDSERVER-16809Issue Tracking, Mitigation, Vendor Advisory
- https://github.com/watchtowrlabs/watchTowr-vs-Atlassian-CVE-2026-21589Third Party Advisory
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2026-21589US Government Resource
Timeline
- Published
- Oct 5, 2026
- Last modified
- Oct 19, 2026
- Added to CISA KEV
- Oct 15, 2026
- NVD status
- Analyzed