CVE-2026-21589 - h3. Summary This is a vulnerability in Bitbucket Data Center, Confluence Data Center, Jira Service Management Data Cent
h3. Summary
This is a vulnerability in Bitbucket Data Center, Confluence Data Center, Jira Service Management Data Center, Jira Software Data Center, Bamboo Data Center. Crowd Data Center, Crucible and Fisheye. This Arbitrary File Access vulnerability allows an unauthenticated attacker to access specific files within the web application root directory in affected versions. Exploitation requires prior knowledge of the target file's exact name and path; this vulnerability does not allow attackers to enumerate or list directory contents.ย In some configurations, there may be some sensitive files that make this highly severe.ย ย
h3. Context
This vulnerability allows an unauthenticated remote attacker to access specific files within the web application root directory in affected versions.
h3. Details:
* The vulnerability must be addressed for affected versions of:
Bitbucket Data Center, introduced in version >= 4.6.0, fix versions: 9.4.26, 10.2.8, 10.5.1
Confluence Data Center, introduced in version >= 5.10.0, fix versions 9.2.26, 10.2.19
Crowd Data Center, introduced in version >= 2.11.0, fix versions 6.3.7, 7.0.3, 7.1.1, 7.2.4
Jira Software Data Center, introduced in version >= 7.1.0, fix versions 9.12.40, 10.3.26, 11.3.12
Jira Service Management Data Center, introduced in version >= 3.1.0, fix versions 5.12.40, 10.3.26, 11.3.12
Bamboo Data Center >= 7.0.1, fix versions 10.2.24, 12.1.12
Crucible, fix versions 4.9.15
Fisheye, fix version 4.9.15
* Exploitation requires prior knowledge of the target file's exact name and path.
* The vulnerability does not include the capability to enumerate or list directory contents.
CRITICAL
CISA KEV
ACTIVELY EXPLOITED
Severity & confidence
Source severityinformational
Platform severitycritical
Confidenceconfirmed
Exploitationactively exploited
CVSS-
Affected
ProductsMultiple Products
Sectorstechnology
Reporting sources (3)
NIST NVD - National Vulnerability Database
CISA - Known Exploited Vulnerabilities
CISA - Cybersecurity Advisories
๐ฏ Why should I care?
- On the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.
- Credible sources report active exploitation in the wild.
Timeline & provenance
Published2026-10-05T22:16:58
Last updated2026-10-21T04:58:18
Ingested2026-10-06T07:21:14
FreshnessNEAR-REAL-TIME
Threat typevulnerability
Recommended action
No recommended action published with this item - review the original source.
Next steps
- Identify affected systems in your environment.
- Apply the vendor patch or mitigation guidance.
- Review logs for indicators described in the advisory.
- Follow the affected vendor/product to track updates.
Confidence explanation
This object is reported by 3 independent sources.
Source type: standards ยท Original: NIST NVD - National Vulnerability Database