Improper authorization in Atlassian Bamboo Data Center
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Attack requirements
- Present
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-285.
Summary
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.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Total
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlassian | Bamboo Data Center | 12.1.0 to 12.1.9; 12.0.0 to 12.0.2; 11.0.0 to 11.0.8; 10.2.0 to 10.2.21; 10.1.0 to 10.1.1; 10.0.0 to 10.0.3 | 12.1.10, 10.2.22 | Patch available | CNA |
- Bamboo Data Center VendorAtlassian Affected 12.1.0 to 12.1.9; 12.0.0 to 12.0.2; 11.0.0 to 11.0.8; 10.2.0 to 10.2.21; 10.1.0 to 10.1.1; 10.0.0 to 10.0.3 Fixed in 12.1.10, 10.2.22 Patch available CNA
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Bamboo Data Center (Atlassian) Fixed in 12.1.10, 10.2.22
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-21584
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-6ghh-4pm9-h5h5
References
More Atlassian Bamboo vulnerabilities
- TI-2026-67904 Arbitrary file access in Atlassian Data Center products KEVCVSS 4.0CRITICAL 9.3
- TI-2012-02540 Atlassian JIRA before 5.0.1; Confluence before 3.5.16, 4.0 before 4.0.7, and 4.1 before… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.1
- TI-2022-09598 Improper authentication in Atlassian Bamboo Server CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2016-04529 Atlassian Bamboo before 5.11.4.1 and 5.12.x before 5.12.3.1 does not properly restrict… CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2015-06881 An unspecified resource in Atlassian Bamboo before 5.9.9 and 5.10.x before 5.10.0 allows… CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2014-07936 The Ignite Realtime Smack XMPP API, as used in Atlassian Bamboo before 5.9.9 and 5.10.x… CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
Sources
- CVE-2026-21584 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-21584 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-6ghh-4pm9-h5h5 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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