CVE-2026-21577: This High severity DoS (Denial of Service) vulnerability was introduced in versions 9.0.1, 9.1.0, 9.2.0, 9.3.1, 9.4.0, 9.5.1, 10.0.2, 10.1.0
Noroxi assessment
Priority: Monitor (action score 28/100)
- The sources we track (CISA KEV, Exploit-DB, Metasploit, Nuclei, GitHub) show no public exploit code or exploitation in the wild.
- Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days: 0.42% (FIRST EPSS).
- Anyone who can reach it over the internet can trigger it. A low-privileged account is enough. No user action is required. No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.
- According to the record, no fixed version is available yet.
Low priority for now. Update when a fix is released; follow the vendor's advisory.
Generated automatically from the record's data: CVSS (NVD and CNA), CISA KEV and SSVC, FIRST EPSS, exploit sources, fixed versions. How we calculate it
Primary sources: NVD · CVE.org · FIRST EPSS
This High severity DoS (Denial of Service) vulnerability was introduced in versions 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. This DoS (Denial of Service) vulnerability, with a CVSS Score of 7.1, allows an authenticated 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 9.2: Upgrade to a release greater than or equal to 9.2.17 Confluence Data Center 10.2: Upgrade to a release greater than or equal to 10.2.7 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 Penetration Testing program.
- Published
- Jul 21, 2026
- Updated
- Oct 24, 2026
- EPSS
- 0.4% · 37th percentile
- CWE
- CWE-400
Report tools
Action score
28
Monitor
Low priority for now.
- CVSS
- 28 / 40 · 7.1 / 10
- CISA KEV
- 0 / 30 · Not listed
- EPSS
- 0 / 30 · 0.4%
CISA SSVC decision
- Exploitation
- none
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- partial
Vulnrichment: CISA's decision-tree inputs.
CNA vs NVD score
- NVD
- —
- CNA · atlassian
- 7.1
- NVD has not scored this yet; the score shown is the CNA’s.
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
The score given by the assigning authority versus NVD’s independent score. A gap means the severity is contested.
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| Vendor | Product | CPE |
|---|---|---|
| atlassian | confluence data center | cpe:2.3:a:atlassian:confluence_data_center |
Affected versions
NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.
- atlassian confluence data center9.0.1 and later · up to 9.0.3 inclusive
- atlassian confluence data center9.1.0 and later · up to 9.1.1 inclusive
- atlassian confluence data center9.2.0 and later · up to 9.2.15 inclusive
- atlassian confluence data center9.3.1 and later · up to 9.3.2 inclusive
- atlassian confluence data center9.4.0 and later · up to 9.4.1 inclusive
- atlassian confluence data center9.5.1 and later · up to 9.5.4 inclusive
- atlassian confluence data center10.0.2 and later · up to 10.0.3 inclusive
- atlassian confluence data center10.1.0 and later · up to 10.1.2 inclusive
- atlassian confluence data center10.2.0 and later · up to 10.2.6 inclusive
Versions reported by the vendor
Affected version ranges reported by the assigning authority (atlassian). Independent of NVD's CPE analysis and usually ahead of it.
Atlassian Confluence Data Center
- 10.2.7 to 10.2.14, 9.2.17 to 9.2.22not affected
- 10.2.0 to 10.2.6, 10.1.0 to 10.1.2, 10.0.2 to 10.0.3, 9.5.1 to 9.5.4, 9.4.0 to 9.4.1, 9.3.1 to 9.3.2, 9.2.0 to 9.2.15, 9.1.0 to 9.1.1, 9.0.1 to 9.0.3affected
Same product
atlassian: all recordsOther highest-scoring records for the same primary product.
- CVE-2023-22527A template injection vulnerability on older versions of Confluence Data Center and Server allows an unauthenticated attacker to achieve RCE KEV99Now
- CVE-2023-22518All versions of Confluence Data Center and Server are affected by this unexploited vulnerability.KEV99Now
- CVE-2023-22515Atlassian has been made aware of an issue reported by a handful of customers where external attackers may have exploited a previously unknowKEV99Now
Published before and after this one in the same product
- ← EarlierCVE-2024-21703Nov 27, 2024 · This Medium severity Security Misconfiguration vulnerability was introduced in version 8.8.1 of Confluence Data Center and Server for Window25Monitor
- ← EarlierCVE-2025-22166Oct 21, 2025 · This High severity DoS (Denial of Service) vulnerability was introduced in version 2.0 of Confluence Data Center.33Monitor
- Later →CVE-2026-21579Jul 21, 2026 · This High severity Information Disclosure vulnerability was introduced in versions 7.17.0, 7.19.0, 8.5.0, 8.9.0, 9.0.1, 9.1.0, 9.2.0, 10.0.232Monitor
Remediation
Which version to upgrade to
Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.
No fix version is recorded for this entry. Check the references for vendor advisories.
Exploit status
No known public exploit
No public exploit has been observed yet. That doesn't mean you're safe, only that the bar is a little higher.
Research context
For pentesters and researchers: attack profile, score disagreement, timeline, patch commits, credits, variant and chain candidates, bug bounty scope. All derived from existing data; no exploit code.
Timeline
From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.
No dated events beyond publication.
FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).
Patch and commit links
Commit, PR and diff links among the references. A starting point for patch-diffing and variant hunting; fixes, not exploits.
No commit or PR link among the references.
Credits
All researchersFinders, reporters and analysts named in the CNA record. Click a name for that researcher’s other records.
No credits in the CNA record.
Variant candidates
Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.
- CVE-2026-2158856 days apartThis High severity DoS (Denial of Service) vulnerability was introduced in versions 8.9.0, 9.0.1, 9.1.0, 9.2.0, 9.3.1, 9.4.0, 9.5.1, 10.0.2,28Monitor
Chain candidates
An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.
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Bug bounty scope
The product’s vendor appears in a public program. Matched by name; verify the scope text in the program.
Technical details
Attack conditions
- Anyone who can reach it over the internet can trigger it.
- A low-privileged account is enough.
- No user action is required.
- No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.
If successful
- Confidentiality
- Integrity
- Availability
- Attack vector
- Network
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- X
Weakness class (CWE)
CWE-400 · Uncontrolled Resource ConsumptionCVSS vector
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
nvd-secondary
Root cause
Code that parses nested structures sets no depth or size limit. A small input can turn into a disproportionate processing load.
The bug in code
The whole CWE-400 classA representative example of this vulnerability class. Not the vendor's source code; it shows the faulty pattern and its fix.
Vulnerable
function expand(node) {
return node.children.map(expand);
}Fixed
const MAX_DEPTH = 32;
function expand(node, depth = 0) {
if (depth > MAX_DEPTH) throw new Error("too deep");
return node.children.map((c) => expand(c, depth + 1));
}Attack context
MITRE CAPEC attack patterns and ATT&CK techniques for this weakness class (CWE). A starting point for detection rules and threat hunting.
Change log
No changes recorded on tracked fields yet. Score, KEV, exploit maturity and fix status changes appear here.
References
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Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.