Answer in brief
CVE-2026-21580 records a Critical severity (CVSS 9.3) vulnerability in CISA ADP Vulnrichment. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. The current feed maps Atlassian/Confluence Data Center (generic), Atlassian/Confluence Server (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.
Analysis pending evidence review
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CVSS is 9.3. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. Treat this as a source-backed prioritization signal, not a statement about your environment.
Analysis status
Analysis pending evidence review
Factual feed record only; HOL analysis is not approved for indexing. Read the methodology.
The current feed maps Atlassian/Confluence Data Center (generic), Atlassian/Confluence Server (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.
| Package | Affected range | Fixed version |
|---|---|---|
| Atlassian/Confluence Data Centergeneric | 10.2.0 to 10.2.11 || 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 9.2.20 || 9.1.0 to 9.1.1 || 9.0.3 || 8.9.6 to 8.9.8 || 8.5.15 to 8.5.31 || 7.19.27 to 7.19.30 | Not reported |
| Atlassian/Confluence Servergeneric | 8.5.15 to 8.5.31 || 7.19.27 to 7.19.30 | Not reported |
Published upstream
Aug 18, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:recordSource modified
Aug 20, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:recordFirst seen by HOL
Aug 18, 2026
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.
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