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Medium · 5.3 Known exploited · Ransomware Scanner template Public exploit CVE-2021-26085 EUVD-2021-12906GHSA-8mjc-qhq2-3xm8

Affected versions of Atlassian Confluence Server allow remote attackers to view restricted resources via a Pre-Authorization Arbitrary File…

Published Aug 3, 2021 · Updated Oct 21, 2025 · Assigned by atlassian

Description

Affected versions of Atlassian Confluence Server allow remote attackers to view restricted resources via a Pre-Authorization Arbitrary File Read vulnerability in the /s/ endpoint. The affected versions are before version 7.4.10, and from version 7.5.0 before 7.12.3.

Affected products

VendorProductAffectedFixed
Atlassian Confluence Server unspecified – < 7.4.10, 7.5.0 – < unspecified, unspecified – < 7.12.3 7.4.10
Atlassian Confluence Data Center unspecified – < 7.4.10, 7.5.0 – < unspecified, unspecified – < 7.12.3 7.4.10

Public exploits

Exploit or proof-of-concept code for this vulnerability is publicly available, which lowers the bar for attackers. Treat it as a reason to patch sooner.

Third-party code, not reviewed by us. Public PoCs are sometimes fake or contain malware. Read the code first and run it only in an isolated lab, against systems you are authorised to test.

Exploit-DB 1

GitHub 1 repository

  • ColdFusionX/CVE-2021-26085 ★ 13 · Oct 5, 2021

    Atlassian Confluence Server 7.5.1 Pre-Authorization Arbitrary File Read vulnerability (CVE-2021-26085)

Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.

Automated scanner template

A ready-made Nuclei template detects this vulnerability automatically. Vulnerabilities with public scanner templates are typically probed across the internet soon after the template appears — exposed systems should be patched first.

Source: projectdiscovery/nuclei-templates (MIT) — updated daily. Only links are listed.

References