Resource exhaustion in Atlassian Confluence Data Center
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 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.
Vulnerability class: DoS (Denial of Service)
EPSS: 0.002 (15.4th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
Affected products
- Atlassian Confluence Data Center — versions 10.2.0 to 10.2.6, 10.1.0 to 10.1.2, 10.0.2 to 10.0.3
- Atlassian Confluence_data_center
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- security@atlassian.com (Vendor Advisory)
- security@atlassian.com (Issue Tracking)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2026-21577?
- CVE-2026-21577 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Atlassian Confluence Data Center, classified under Uncontrolled Resource Consumption. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2026-07-21.
- How severe is CVE-2026-21577?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.