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CVE-2023-22527: Atlassian Confluence Data Center · Remote Code Execution

Affects Atlassian Confluence Data CenterSource CVE Database V5

0

Exploited in the wild · used in ransomware campaigns · KEV due 14 Feb 2024 · public exploit available (Metasploit) · 99% EPSS : apply the vendor's fix or mitigations to Atlassian Confluence Data Center now.

Data as of 26 Oct 2026, 11:42 UTC

CVSS 3.0 base score
10.0Critical
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.
KEV deadline
 US federal agencies must patch by this date; a sensible deadline for everyone else.
Ransomware
Used in ransomware campaigns
EPSS
99.9% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 99% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploitation evidence

t = 0 is the CVE’s publication on cve.org

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 16 Jan 2024

  2. Weaponised: evidence found.

    1 Metasploit module

  3. Exploited in the wild: evidence found.

    Listed in CISA KEV 8 days after disclosure

  4. Observed by OffSeq Mirage: no evidence on record.

    No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors

Timeline

  1. CVE ID reserved

    by Atlassian

    , 1 year before disclosure

  2. CVE published

    on cve.org

    , t = 0

  3. Added to CISA KEV (opens in a new tab)

    exploitation confirmed · ransomware use known

    , 8 days after disclosure

  4. KEV remediation due

    US federal deadline

    , 29 days after disclosure

A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), CISA KEV (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 26 Oct 2026.

What to do

Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed in
Atlassian Confluence Data CenterAffected
  • >=8.0.0
  • >=8.1.0
  • >=8.2.0
  • >=8.3.0
  • >=8.4.0
  • >=8.5.0
  • >=8.5.1
  • >=8.5.2
  • >=8.5.3
Fixed in–

Description

A template injection vulnerability on older versions of Confluence Data Center and Server allows an unauthenticated attacker to achieve RCE on an affected instance. Customers using an affected version must take immediate action. Most recent supported versions of Confluence Data Center and Server are not affected by this vulnerability as it was ultimately mitigated during regular version updates. However, Atlassian recommends that customers take care to install the latest version to protect their instances from non-critical vulnerabilities outlined in Atlassian’s January Security Bulletin.

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