Critical (9.8) in Atlassian Confluence Data Center and Server. In CISA KEV since 2023-11-07, with known ransomware use. EPSS 100% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
All versions of Confluence Data Center and Server are affected by this unexploited vulnerability. This Improper Authorization vulnerability allows an unauthenticated attacker to reset Confluence and create a Confluence instance administrator account. Using this account, an attacker can then perform all administrative actions that are available to Confluence instance administrator leading to - but not limited to - full loss of confidentiality, integrity and availability.
Atlassian Cloud sites are not affected by this vulnerability. If your Confluence site is accessed via an atlassian.net domain, it is hosted by Atlassian and is not vulnerable to this issue.
Severity
CVSS 3.1
9.8 critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS
100% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days; higher than 99% of CVEs (scores of 2026-11-01)
CISA KEV
listed 2023-11-07, due 2023-11-28, known ransomware use