CVE-2021-26084
Published 2021-08-30 · Updated 2026-06-17 · Source security@atlassian.com
Summary
CVE-2021-26084 is a critical-severity (CVSS 9.8) vulnerability in Atlassian Confluence Server and Data Center. CISA added it to the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on November 3, 2021, which means exploitation in the wild has been confirmed; US federal agencies had to remediate it by November 17, 2021. CISA also lists it as known to be used in ransomware campaigns, so it should be prioritised accordingly. Atlassian has 14 vulnerabilities in the KEV catalog, 8 of them linked to ransomware.
All 14 known-exploited Atlassian vulnerabilities →Description
In affected versions of Confluence Server and Data Center, an OGNL injection vulnerability exists that would allow an unauthenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code on a Confluence Server or Data Center instance. The affected versions are before version 6.13.23, from version 6.14.0 before 7.4.11, from version 7.5.0 before 7.11.6, and from version 7.12.0 before 7.12.5.
CVSS vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CISA Known-Exploited Vulnerability
Product: Atlassian — Confluence Server and Data Center
Name: Atlassian Confluence Server and Data Center Object-Graph Navigation Language (OGNL) Injection Vulnerability
Date added: 2021-11-03 · Due: 2021-11-17
Required action: Apply updates per vendor instructions.
References
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/167449/Atlassian-Confluence-Namespace-OGNL-Injection.html
- https://jira.atlassian.com/browse/CONFSERVER-67940
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/167449/Atlassian-Confluence-Namespace-OGNL-Injection.html
- https://jira.atlassian.com/browse/CONFSERVER-67940
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2021-26084

