CVE-2026-21584

Improper Authorization in Atlassian Bamboo Data Center Allowing Privilege Escalation

Published Aug 18, 2026 CVSS 4.0 · 7.6 High EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
This High severity Improper Authorization vulnerability was introduced in versions 10.0.0, 10.1.0, 10.2.0, 11.0.0, 12.0.0, and 12.1.0 of Bamboo Data Center.

This Improper Authorization vulnerability, with a CVSS Score of 7.6, allows an authenticated attacker to gain unintended access and can lead to the exposure of resources or functionality, possibly providing attackers with sensitive information or even execute arbitrary code.

Atlassian recommends that Bamboo 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:

* Bamboo Data Center 10.2: Upgrade to a release greater than or equal to 10.2.22

* Bamboo Data Center 12.1: Upgrade to a release greater than or equal to 12.1.10



See the release notes (https://confluence.atlassian.com/bambooreleases/bamboo-release-notes-1189793869.html). You can download the latest version of Bamboo Data Center from the download center (https://www.atlassian.com/software/bamboo/download-archives).

This vulnerability was reported via our Penetration Testing program.

Remediation

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History
Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Atlassian bamboo
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:atlassian:bamboo:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Atlassian bamboo
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 8.1, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N'}

Type Values Removed Values Added
Title Improper Authorization in Atlassian Bamboo Data Center Allowing Privilege Escalation
Type Values Removed Values Added
Title Improper Authorization Allowing Unintended Access and Potential Code Execution in Atlassian Bamboo Data Center
Weaknesses CWE-284
Type Values Removed Values Added
Weaknesses CWE-285
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Atlassian
Atlassian bamboo Data Center
Vendors & Products Atlassian
Atlassian bamboo Data Center
Type Values Removed Values Added
Title Improper Authorization Allowing Unintended Access and Potential Code Execution in Atlassian Bamboo Data Center
Weaknesses CWE-284
Type Values Removed Values Added
Description This High severity Improper Authorization vulnerability was introduced in versions 10.0.0, 10.1.0, 10.2.0, 11.0.0, 12.0.0, and 12.1.0 of Bamboo Data Center. This Improper Authorization vulnerability, with a CVSS Score of 7.6, allows an authenticated attacker to gain unintended access and can lead to the exposure of resources or functionality, possibly providing attackers with sensitive information or even execute arbitrary code. Atlassian recommends that Bamboo 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: * Bamboo Data Center 10.2: Upgrade to a release greater than or equal to 10.2.22 * Bamboo Data Center 12.1: Upgrade to a release greater than or equal to 12.1.10 See the release notes (https://confluence.atlassian.com/bambooreleases/bamboo-release-notes-1189793869.html). You can download the latest version of Bamboo Data Center from the download center (https://www.atlassian.com/software/bamboo/download-archives). This vulnerability was reported via our Penetration Testing program.
References
Metrics cvssV4_0

{'score': 7.6, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N'}

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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
atlassian
Published
Updated
Aug 28, 2026, 3:04 PM
Reserved
Jan 1, 2026, 12:00 AM
Status
Analyzed
Published
Aug 18, 2026, 10:16 PM
Modified
Oct 22, 2026, 5:09 PM