Atlassian Data Center products path traversal (CVE-2026-21589)
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Atlassian disclosed CVE-2026-21589, a path traversal vulnerability in 8 self-hosted Data Center products that can let a no-login attacker read specific files in each product's web application root directory. Atlassian published fixed versions for the affected products and said cloud customers do not need to take action. The advisory also recommends temporary network-blocking mitigations until systems are upgraded.
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06.10.2026 09:58 4 articles · 7d ago
Atlassian discloses CVE-2026-21589 in eight self-hosted Data Center products
Initial DisclosureAtlassian disclosed CVE-2026-21589, a path traversal flaw affecting 8 self-hosted Data Center products, and said an attacker with no login access could read specific files in each product's web application root directory.
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- Critical Atlassian Flaw Lets Unauthenticated Attackers Read Known Files Across 8 Products — thehackernews.com — 06.10.2026 09:58
- Atlassian Data Center Flaw Draws Exploitation Attempts Within Two Hours of Public Details — thehackernews.com — 07.10.2026 14:49
- Hackers exploit critical Atlassian flaw after public PoC release — www.bleepingcomputer.com — 07.10.2026 15:49
- Critical Flaw in Multiple Atlassian Products Exploited in the Wild — www.infosecurity-magazine.com — 08.10.2026 13:05
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06.10.2026 09:58 3 articles · 7d ago
Atlassian publishes fixed versions and temporary blocking guidance for CVE-2026-21589
Mitigation Patch UpdateAtlassian published fixed versions for the affected products, said its affected cloud products had already been patched and its investigation found no evidence of exploitation, and advised customers who cannot upgrade immediately to restrict outside access or apply temporary blocking rules on a WAF or reverse proxy, Tomcat RewriteValve, or Bitbucket's urlrewrite.xml.
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- Critical Atlassian Flaw Lets Unauthenticated Attackers Read Known Files Across 8 Products — thehackernews.com — 06.10.2026 09:58
- Critical Atlassian Flaw Lets Unauthenticated Attackers Read Known Files Across 8 Products — thehackernews.com — 06.10.2026 09:58
- Atlassian warns of critical file-access flaw in Jira, Confluence — www.bleepingcomputer.com — 06.10.2026 20:34