Is CVE-2024-21673 actively exploited?

No active exploitation of CVE-2024-21673 has been confirmed so far. Continue monitoring, as exploit status can change.

Can CVE-2024-21673 be exploited remotely?

Yes. CVE-2024-21673 is exploitable remotely over the network (CVSS attack vector: Network).

What is the CVSS score of CVE-2024-21673?

CVE-2024-21673 has a CVSS score of 8.8 (HIGH).

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HIGH

CVE-2024-21673

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

8.8

CVSS v3.1

Official Description

This High severity Remote Code Execution (RCE) vulnerability was introduced in versions 7.13.0 of Confluence Data Center and Server.

Remote Code Execution (RCE) vulnerability, with a CVSS Score of 8.0 and a CVSS Vector of CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H allows an authenticated attacker to expose assets in your environment susceptible to exploitation which has high impact to confidentiality, high impact to integrity, high impact to availability, and does not require user interaction.

Atlassian recommends that Confluence Data Center and Server 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 7.19.18, 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 and Server from the download center (https://www.atlassian.com/software/confluence/download-archives ).

NVD Source

Technical Analysis

CVE-2024-21673 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.