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CVE-2022-26138

CWE-798

Critical

103.8

RPS

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.

Source: NVD

Signals

CVSS
9.8
Critical · v3.1
EPSS
98.24%
Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days (FIRST)
CISA KEV
In CISA KEV since Jul 2022
Fix commit
No known fix commit
Sources: MoreFixes, FreshFixes
Weakness
CWE-798
Published
20 Jul 2022
Last modified 14 Jan 2026

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Data as of 7 Oct 2026, 05:16 UK time

CVE-2022-26138 · RPS 103.8 · DevSecure Intelligence