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CVE-2026-21589

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 ac…

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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.
CVSS 9.3 (CRITICAL) KEV: KNOWN CATALOG

Attention and evidence

HYPE SCORE
6.0/10
REALITY · THREAT PRIORITY
8.9/10
General review priority; not probability

Evidence confidence: Exploitation recorded

Why this priority?
  • Recorded exploitation baseline: +7.00
  • Technical severity: CVSS 9.3: +1.40
  • Fresh EPSS: 99.66%: +0.50

General review priority, not probability, victim count or asset-specific risk. A range covers missing CVSS/EPSS inputs within the current evidence state.

Sources: 32 documents and public datasets.

Hype components

Headline sample (25%)
50/100
Press, 30 days (60%)
80/100
Grounded branding (15%)
0/100
HYPE TOTAL60/100

Sources and documents

Hacker News
Press · 08 Oct 2026, 13:26 · Atlassian Jira, Confluence Pre-Auth Arbitrary File Read (CVE-2026-21589)
Security Boulevard
Press · 08 Oct 2026, 07:00 · CVE-2026-21589: Critical Pre-Authentication File Read Affects Atlassian Data Center Products - Security Boulevard
Infosecurity Magazine
Press · 08 Oct 2026, 07:00 · Critical Flaw in Multiple Atlassian Products Exploited in the Wild - Infosecurity Magazine
SecurityWeek
Press · 08 Oct 2026, 07:00 · Attackers Target Critical Atlassian Vulnerability Within Hours of PoC Publication - SecurityWeek
SOC Prime
Press · 08 Oct 2026, 07:00 · CVE-2026-21589: Atlassian Arbitrary File Read Flaw - SOC Prime
See all 32 source documents
Una Al Día
Press · 07 Oct 2026, 15:02 · Atacantes aprovechan un fallo crítico en Atlassian Data Center tras publicarse una prueba de concepto
SC Media
Press · 07 Oct 2026, 07:00 · Atlassian warns of critical arbitrary file access vulnerability in self-hosted products - SC Media
Help Net Security
Press · 07 Oct 2026, 07:00 · Exploitation attempts against critical Atlassian flaw have begun (CVE-2026-21589) - Help Net Security
SOCRadar
Press · 07 Oct 2026, 07:00 · CVE-2026-21589: Critical Atlassian File Access - SOCRadar
Field Effect
Press · 07 Oct 2026, 07:00 · Exploitation begins after public PoC release for Atlassian flaw - Field Effect
The Hacker News
Press · 07 Oct 2026, 07:00 · Atlassian Data Center Flaw Draws Exploitation Attempts Within Two Hours of Public Details - The Hacker News
SecurityWeek
Press · 07 Oct 2026, 07:00 · Atlassian Patches Critical Vulnerability Affecting 8 Products - SecurityWeek
Akamai
Press · 07 Oct 2026, 07:00 · CVE-2026-21589: Critical Arbitrary File Read Vulnerability in Atlassian Products - Akamai
BleepingComputer
Press · 07 Oct 2026, 07:00 · Hackers exploit critical Atlassian flaw after public PoC release - BleepingComputer
iTnews
Press · 07 Oct 2026, 07:00 · Atlassian Data Centre products hit by unauthenticated file access vulnerability - iTnews
Rapid7
Press · 07 Oct 2026, 07:00 · CVE-2026-21589: Critical unauthenticated arbitrary file access in Atlassian products - Rapid7
shattered.io
Press · 06 Oct 2026, 23:46 · Atlassian Flaw Hits 8 Products at CVSS 9.3 [2026] - shattered.io
watchTowr Labs
Press · 06 Oct 2026, 17:01 · You Won’t Hear About These, Even In Myths (Atlassian Jira, Confluence (and more) Pre-Auth Arbitrary File Read CVE-2026-21589)
SC Media
Press · 06 Oct 2026, 07:00 · Atlassian urges datacenter product users to patch critical file access vulnerability - SC Media
watchTowr Labs
Press · 06 Oct 2026, 07:00 · You Won’t Hear About These, Even In Myths (Atlassian Jira, Confluence (and more) Pre-Auth Arbitrary File Read CVE-2026-21589) - watchTowr Labs
Rescana
Press · 06 Oct 2026, 07:00 · Critical CVE-2026-21589 Vulnerability Exposes Atlassian Data Center Products to Unauthenticated File Disclosure - Rescana
GBHackers News
Press · 06 Oct 2026, 07:00 · Atlassian CVE-2026-21589 Flaw Exposes Files in Jira and Confluence Data Center - GBHackers News
https://tech-insider.org/
Press · 06 Oct 2026, 07:00 · Atlassian Flaw Hits 8 Dev Tools, CVSS 9.3 Critical [2026] - https://tech-insider.org/
The Register
Press · 06 Oct 2026, 07:00 · Atlassian warns of critical file access flaw in its datacenter products - The Register
BleepingComputer
Press · 06 Oct 2026, 07:00 · Atlassian warns of critical file-access flaw in Jira, Confluence - BleepingComputer
SOC Prime
Press · 06 Oct 2026, 07:00 · CVE-2026-21589: Critical Atlassian File Access Flaw - SOC Prime
Help Net Security
Press · 06 Oct 2026, 07:00 · Atlassian urges immediate patching of critical Data Center file access vulnerability (CVE-2026-21589) - Help Net Security
The Hacker News
Press · 06 Oct 2026, 07:00 · Critical Atlassian Flaw Lets Unauthenticated Attackers Read Known Files Across 8 Products - The Hacker News
"CVE-2026-21589" - Google News
Press · 27 Sep 2026, 21:28 · CVE-2026-88771: Citrix NetScaler ADC & Citrix NetScaler Gateway Vulnerability - watchTowr
"CVE-2026-21589" - Google News
Press · 20 Sep 2026, 14:35 · Citrix NetScaler Memory Overread CVE-2026-3055 - watchTowr
Hacker News
Press · 02 Feb 2026, 20:28 · Vulnerability Cve-2026-21509
Hacker News
Press · 02 Feb 2026, 06:44 · Title: Just patched CVE-2026-21509? Here's why you're still exposed

Score evolution

● Hype   ● Reality

Earlier evidence-support scores are retained in history; this chart shows only the current priority definition.

024681002 Nov 2026 · HIGH ATTENTION + OBSERVED EXPLOITATIONHype 7.2Reality 8.906 Nov 2026 · HIGH ATTENTION + OBSERVED EXPLOITATIONHype 6.0Reality 8.9Nov 2Nov 6

━ Hype Score (Perceived)  ━ Reality threat priority. Definition changes are not new attacks.

Public exploit evidence

2

Public exploit entries / repo candidates

See 2 repos with metrics
RepositoryStarsForksLanguageUpdated
tc4dy/CVE-2026-21589-PoC-Exploit111Python22 Oct 2026, 17:59
murrez/CVE-2026-2158911Python08 Oct 2026, 08:31
Evidence context and dated references

Reality is general threat/review priority, combining observed exploitation, CVSS severity and fresh EPSS. Evidence confidence is separate. This is not calibrated risk, a victim count or an asset-specific assessment. A range reflects missing numeric inputs.

Evidence in context

Confidence in exploitation evidence
Exploitation recorded
Priority basis
Recorded exploitation; CVSS 9.3; EPSS 99.7%
Attention, last 30 days
0 distinct story titles; 0 press documents; 0 publisher domains.
Technical potential
network access, no prior privileges, no user interaction.
Observed activity
Exploitation recorded in CISA KEV.
Known scale
Not quantified.
Evidence confidence basis
Trusted exploitation confirmation

Score evaluated: 2026-11-06 00:12:49.640935+00:00 · EPSS snapshot: 2026-11-05T12:03:04Z

Source event timeline
First press mention
02 Feb 2026, 06:44
Published
05 Oct 2026, 21:30
Latest press mention
08 Oct 2026, 13:26
Added to the CISA KEV catalog
15 Oct 2026, 00:00
Score calculated
06 Nov 2026, 00:12
PoCs on GitHub
2 repositories