Is CVE-2025-22157 actively exploited?

No active exploitation of CVE-2025-22157 has been confirmed so far. Continue monitoring, as exploit status can change.

Can CVE-2025-22157 be exploited remotely?

Yes. CVE-2025-22157 is exploitable remotely over the network (CVSS attack vector: Network).

What is the CVSS score of CVE-2025-22157?

CVE-2025-22157 has a CVSS score of 8.8 (HIGH).

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HIGH

CVE-2025-22157

CWE-284Published: May 20, 2025· Updated: Jun 17, 2026

8.8

CVSS v3.1

Official Description

This High severity PrivEsc (Privilege Escalation) vulnerability was introduced in versions:

9.12.0, 10.3.0, 10.4.0, and 10.5.0 of Jira Core Data Center and Server

5.12.0, 10.3.0, 10.4.0, and 10.5.0 of Jira Service Management Data Center and Server

This PrivEsc (Privilege Escalation) vulnerability, with a CVSS Score of 7.2, allows an attacker to perform actions as a higher-privileged user.

Atlassian recommends that Jira Core Data Center and Server and Jira Service Management 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:

Jira Core Data Center and Server 9.12: Upgrade to a release greater than or equal to 9.12.20

Jira Service Management Data Center and Server 5.12: Upgrade to a release greater than or equal to 5.12.20

Jira Core Data Center 10.3: Upgrade to a release greater than or equal to 10.3.5

Jira Service Management Data Center 10.3: Upgrade to a release greater than or equal to 10.3.5

Jira Core Data Center 10.4: Upgrade to a release greater than or equal to 10.6.0

Jira Service Management Data Center 10.4: Upgrade to a release greater than or equal to 10.6.0

Jira Core Data Center 10.5: Upgrade to a release greater than or equal to 10.5.1

Jira Service Management Data Center 10.5: Upgrade to a release greater than or equal to 10.5.1

See the release notes. You can download the latest version of Jira Core Data Center and Jira Service Management Data Center from the download center.

This vulnerability was reported via our Atlassian (Internal) program.

NVD Source

Technical Analysis

CVE-2025-22157 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.