RCE in Atlassian Bamboo
CVE-2026-21571
This Critical severity OS Command Injection vulnerability was introduced in versions 9.6.0, 10.0.0, 10.1.0, 10.2.0, 11.0.0, 11.1.0, 12.0.0, and 12.1.0 of Bamboo Data Center. This RCE (Remote Code Execution) vulnerability, with a CVSS Score of 9.4 and a CVSS Vector of CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H allows an authenticated attacker to execute commands on the remote system, which has high impact to confidentiality, high impact to integrity, high impact to availability, and requires no user interaction. Atlassian recommends that Bamboo 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: Bamboo Data Center 9.6.0: Upgrade to a release greater than or equal to 9.6.25 Bamboo Data Center 10.2: Upgrade to a release greater than or equal to 10.2.18 Bamboo Data Center 12.1: Upgrade to a release greater than or equal to 12.1.6 See the release notes ([https://confluence.atlassian.com/bambooreleases/bamboo-release-notes-1189793869.html]). You can download the latest version of Bamboo Data Center from the download center ([https://www.atlassian.com/software/bamboo/download-archives]).
Vulnerability class: Command Injection (OS Command Injection)
EPSS: 0.013 (69.5th 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
- Atlassian Bamboo
- Atlassian Bamboo Data Center — versions 12.1.0 to 12.1.3, 12.0.0 to 12.0.2, 11.0.0 to 11.0.8
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- security@atlassian.com (Vendor Advisory)
- security@atlassian.com (Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2026-21571?
- CVE-2026-21571 is a high-severity vulnerability in Atlassian Bamboo, classified under OS Command Injection. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2026-04-21.
- How severe is CVE-2026-21571?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.