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CVE-2025-22166: Atlassian Confluence Data Center · DoS

Affects Atlassian Confluence Data CenterSource CVE Database V5

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Not known to be exploited · CVSS 8.3 High.

Data as of 26 Oct 2026, 12:29 UTC

CVSS 4.0 base score
8.3High
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.
EPSS
0.5% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 42% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:H

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 21 Oct 2025

  2. Detectable: no evidence on record.

    No public nuclei template indexed

  3. Weaponised: no evidence on record.

    No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB

  4. Exploited in the wild: no evidence on record.

    Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation

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

    No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors

A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (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
Mavencom.atlassian.confluence/confluence-data-centerpkg:maven/com.atlassian.confluence/confluence-data-centerOther threatsAffected
  • >=7.19.16 <=7.19.30
  • >=8.5.3 <=8.5.24
  • >=8.6.1 <=8.6.2
  • >=8.7.1 <=8.7.2
  • >=8.8.0 <=8.8.1
  • >=8.9.0 <=8.9.8
  • >=9.0.1 <=9.0.3
  • >=9.1.0 <=9.1.1
  • >=9.2.0 <=9.2.6
  • >=9.3.1 <=9.3.2
  • >=9.4.0 <=9.4.1
  • >=9.5.1 <=9.5.4
Fixed in–

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AI-suggested

  1. Immediate upgrade to Atlassian Confluence Data Center versions 8.5.25, 9.2.7, 10.0.2 or later to apply the official patch addressing CVE-2025-22166.
  2. If immediate upgrade is not feasible, implement network-level controls such as IP whitelisting and firewall rules to restrict access to Confluence instances only to trusted internal networks and VPN users.
  3. Monitor Confluence server logs and network traffic for unusual spikes or patterns indicative of DoS attempts, including repeated requests or resource exhaustion symptoms.
  4. Employ rate limiting and web application firewall (WAF) rules tailored to Confluence endpoints to mitigate potential attack vectors.
  5. Conduct regular backups of Confluence data and configurations to enable rapid recovery in case of service disruption.
  6. Review and minimize user privileges to reduce the attack surface, ensuring that only necessary users have access to Confluence administration functions.
  7. Coordinate with Atlassian support and subscribe to security advisories for timely updates on related vulnerabilities or exploits.
  8. Incorporate Confluence availability monitoring into broader incident response and business continuity plans to ensure rapid detection and remediation.

Description

This High severity DoS (Denial of Service) vulnerability was introduced in version 2.0 of Confluence Data Center. This DoS (Denial of Service) vulnerability, with a CVSS Score of 8.3, allows an 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 and Server 8.5: Upgrade to a release greater than or equal to 8.5.25 Confluence Data Center and Server 9.2: Upgrade to a release greater than or equal to 9.2.7 Confluence Data Center and Server 10.0: Upgrade to a release greater than or equal to 10.0.2 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 Atlassian (Internal) program.

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