Vulnerability in Atlassian Jira Core Data Center

CVE-2025-22157

This High severity PrivEsc (Privilege Escalation) vulnerability was introduced in versions: 9.12.0, 10.3.0, 10.4.0, and 10.5.0 of Jira Core Data Center and Server 5.12.0, 10.3.0, 10.4.0, and 10.5.0 of Jira Service Management Data Center and Server This PrivEsc (Privilege Escalation) vulnerability, with a CVSS Score of 7.2, allows an attacker to perform actions as a higher-privileged user. Atlassian recommends that Jira Core Data Center and Server and Jira Service Management 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: Jira Core Data Center and Server 9.12: Upgrade to a release greater than or equal to 9.12.20 Jira Service Management Data Center and Server 5.12: Upgrade to a release greater than or equal to 5.12.20 Jira Core Data Center 10.3: Upgrade to a release greater than or equal to 10.3.5 Jira Service Management Data Center 10.3: Upgrade to a release greater than or equal to 10.3.5 Jira Core Data Center 10.4: Upgrade to a release greater than or equal to 10.6.0 Jira Service Management Data Center 10.4: Upgrade to a release greater than or equal to 10.6.0 Jira Core Data Center 10.5: Upgrade to a release greater than or equal to 10.5.1 Jira Service Management Data Center 10.5: Upgrade to a release greater than or equal to 10.5.1 See the release notes. You can download the latest version of Jira Core Data Center and Jira Service Management Data Center from the download center. This vulnerability was reported via our Atlassian (Internal) program.

EPSS: 0.007 (50.8th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

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Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2025-22157?
CVE-2025-22157 is a high-severity vulnerability in Atlassian Jira Core Data Center, classified under Improper Access Control. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2025-05-20.
How severe is CVE-2025-22157?
High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.