Description
Affected versions of Atlassian Jira Server and Data Center allow remote attackers to read particular files via a path traversal vulnerability in the /WEB-INF/web.xml endpoint. The affected versions are before version 8.5.14, from version 8.6.0 before 8.13.6, and from version 8.14.0 before 8.16.1.
Published: 2021-08-16
Score: 5.3 Medium
EPSS: 100.0% High
KEV: Yes
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History

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{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'active', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


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{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


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Atlassian Jira Data Center Jira Server
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: atlassian

Published:

Updated: 2025-10-21T23:25:37.960Z

Reserved: 2021-01-25T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2021-26086

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-03T20:19:19.569Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2021-08-16T01:15:06.353

Modified: 2026-06-17T03:42:50.110

Link: CVE-2021-26086

cve-icon Redhat

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cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses
  • CWE-22

    Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')