CVE-2022-26138

Published Jul 20, 2022 CVSS 3.1 · 9.8 Critical EPSS 98.2% KEV · Listed
Description
The Atlassian Questions For Confluence app for Confluence Server and Data Center creates a Confluence user account in the confluence-users group with the username disabledsystemuser and a hardcoded password. A remote, unauthenticated attacker with knowledge of the hardcoded password could exploit this to log into Confluence and access all content accessible to users in the confluence-users group. This user account is created when installing versions 2.7.34, 2.7.35, and 3.0.2 of the app.

Remediation

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History
Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics epss

{'score': 0.94258}

epss

{'score': 0.94203}

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics kev

{'dateAdded': '2022-07-29'}

ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'active', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

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Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
atlassian
Published
Updated
Jan 12, 2026, 9:22 PM
Reserved
Feb 25, 2022, 12:00 AM
Status
Analyzed
Published
Jul 20, 2022, 6:15 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 4:34 AM