Atlassian Multiple Products Files or Directories Accessible to External Parties Vulnerability
CISA lists this Atlassian Multiple Products vulnerability as known exploited. Check the cited references and original publisher guidance for affected products and remediation.
Multiple Atlassian products (Bitbucket Data Center ,Confluence Data Center, Jira Service Management Data Center, Jira Software Data Center, Bamboo Data Center, Crowd Data Center, Crucible and Fisheye) contain a files or directories accessible to external parties vulnerability which could allow an unauthenticated attacker to access specific files within the web application root directory in affected versions.
Product
Multiple Products
Added to KEV
15 Oct 2026
Federal remediation due
18 Oct 2026
Known ransomware use
Not reported
Public detection template
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What changed
Detection template: Nuclei template listed
Detection template: Nuclei template listed
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6 Nov 2026 · 16:31:02 UTCLink: Nuclei templatehttps://github.com/projectdiscovery/nuclei-templates/blob/main/http/cves/2026/CVE-2026-21589.yaml → No longer listed in this observation
2 Nov 2026 · 16:27:39 UTCLink: Nuclei templatehttps://github.com/projectdiscovery/nuclei-templates/blob/main/http/cves/2026/CVE-2026-21589.yaml → No longer listed in this observation
29 Oct 2026 · 20:19:26 UTCLink: Vendor advisoryhttps://confluence.atlassian.com/security/cve-2026-21589-arbitrary-file-access-vulnerability-impacts-multiple-products-1870495748.html?ref=labs.watchtowr.com → No longer listed in this observation
29 Oct 2026 · 20:19:26 UTCLink: CISA-cited referencehttps://confluence.atlassian.com/security/cve-2026-21589-arbitrary-file-access-vulnerability-impacts-multiple-products-1870495748.html?ref=labs.watchtowr.com