Is CVE-2023-22526 actively exploited?

No active exploitation of CVE-2023-22526 has been confirmed so far. Continue monitoring, as exploit status can change.

Can CVE-2023-22526 be exploited remotely?

Yes. CVE-2023-22526 is exploitable remotely over the network (CVSS attack vector: Network).

What is the CVSS score of CVE-2023-22526?

CVE-2023-22526 has a CVSS score of 8.8 (HIGH).

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HIGH

CVE-2023-22526

CWE-94Published: January 16, 2024· Updated: Jun 17, 2026

8.8

CVSS v3.1

Official Description

This High severity RCE (Remote Code Execution) vulnerability was introduced in version 7.19.0 of Confluence Data Center.

This RCE (Remote Code Execution) vulnerability, with a CVSS Score of 7.2, allows an authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code which has high impact to confidentiality, high impact to integrity, high impact to availability, and requires no user interaction.

Atlassian recommends that Confluence 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:

Confluence Data Center and Server 7.19: Upgrade to a release 7.19.17, or any higher 7.19.x release

Confluence Data Center and Server 8.5: Upgrade to a release 8.5.5 or any higher 8.5.x release

Confluence Data Center and Server 8.7: Upgrade to a release 8.7.2 or any higher release

See the release notes ([https://confluence.atlassian.com/doc/confluence-release-notes-327.html]). You can download the latest version of Confluence Data Center from the download center ([https://www.atlassian.com/software/confluence/download-archives]).

This vulnerability was discovered by m1sn0w and reported via our Bug Bounty program

NVD Source

Technical Analysis

CVE-2023-22526 can be exploited remotely over the network without requiring physical or adjacent access, significantly expanding the attack surface for threat actors.

Exploitation requires low privileges, which limits the exposure to scenarios where an attacker has already gained initial access.

A successful exploit results in complete confidentiality breach (data exposure), full integrity compromise (data manipulation), availability disruption (denial of service), with a CVSS base score of 8.8.