CVE-2024-21689
NVD-CWE-noinfoPublished: August 20, 2024· Updated: Jun 17, 2026
Official Description
This High severity RCE (Remote Code Execution) vulnerability CVE-2024-21689 was introduced in versions 9.1.0, 9.2.0, 9.3.0, 9.4.0, 9.5.0, and 9.6.0 of Bamboo Data Center and Server.
This RCE (Remote Code Execution) vulnerability, with a CVSS Score of 7.6, allows an authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code which has high impact to confidentiality, high impact to integrity, high impact to availability, and requires user interaction.
Atlassian recommends that Bamboo 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:
Bamboo Data Center and Server 9.2: Upgrade to a release greater than or equal to 9.2.17
Bamboo Data Center and Server 9.6: Upgrade to a release greater than or equal to 9.6.5
See the release notes ([https://confluence.atlassian.com/bambooreleases/bamboo-release-notes-1189793869.html]). You can download the latest version of Bamboo Data Center and Server from the download center ([https://www.atlassian.com/software/bamboo/download-archives]).
This vulnerability was reported via our Bug Bounty program.
Technical Analysis
CVE-2024-21689 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 8.0.
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Recommended Actions
- →Apply vendor patches immediately
- →Monitor CVE-2024-21689 in threat intel feeds
- →Review IDS/IPS signatures for exploitation attempts