CVE-2021-26085
Atlassian Confluence Server Pre-Authorization Arbitrary File Read Vulnerability
What the flaw is
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.
Description as published by CISA. We have not independently reproduced it.
What CISA requires
Apply updates per vendor instructions.
This deadline is binding on US federal civilian agencies under BOD 22-01. It is not a legal deadline for anyone else, but it is a useful urgency signal — CISA sets it by how actively the flaw is being used, not by CVSS.
Public exploit code
51 public repositories referencing this CVE have been catalogued on GitHub. That volume usually means a reliable, widely-reproduced exploit. Treat this as a strong signal to prioritise patching, not as a verified working exploit — many such repositories are scanners, write-ups or forks rather than functional code.
- 0x7n6/OSCP
- 0xStrygwyr/OSCP-Guide
- 0xZipp0/OSCP
- 0xsyr0/OSCP
- 20142995/nuclei-templates
- AMatheusFeitosaM/OSCP-Cheat
- ARPSyndicate/cvemon
- ARPSyndicate/kenzer-templates
Showing 8 of 51. Full list in the trickest/cve dataset.
Vendor advisories
Primary sources
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Source: CISA KEV catalog · last verified August 6, 2026. Rebuilt automatically twice a day.