{
  "id": "CVE-2022-26138",
  "url": "https://spydr.io/cve/CVE-2022-26138",
  "published": "2022-07-20T18:15:08.617Z",
  "modified": "2026-06-17T04:34:46.187Z",
  "score": 9.8,
  "severity": "critical",
  "cvss_version": "3.1",
  "vector": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
  "score_source": "NVD",
  "epss": 0.98241,
  "epss_percentile": 0.99914,
  "exploited": true,
  "kev": {
    "added": "2022-07-29",
    "due": "2022-08-19",
    "action": "Apply updates per vendor instructions.",
    "ransomware": "Unknown",
    "name": "Atlassian Questions For Confluence App Hard-coded Credentials Vulnerability",
    "notes": "https://confluence.atlassian.com/doc/questions-for-confluence-security-advisory-2022-07-20-1142446709.html; https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-26138"
  },
  "ssvc_exploitation": "active",
  "vendors": [
    "Atlassian"
  ],
  "products": [
    "Atlassian Questions For Confluence"
  ],
  "cwes": [
    "CWE-798"
  ],
  "description": "The Atlassian Questions For Confluence app for Confluence Server and Data Center creates a Confluence user account in the confluence-users group with the username disabledsystemuser and a hardcoded password. A remote, unauthenticated attacker with knowledge of the hardcoded password could exploit this to log into Confluence and access all content accessible to users in the confluence-users group. This user account is created when installing versions 2.7.34, 2.7.35, and 3.0.2 of the app.",
  "status": "Analyzed",
  "score_type": "Primary",
  "scores": {
    "cvss_v40": null,
    "cvss_v31": 9.8,
    "cvss_v30": null
  },
  "references": [
    {
      "url": "https://confluence.atlassian.com/doc/confluence-security-advisory-2022-07-20-1142446709.html",
      "tags": [
        "Vendor Advisory"
      ]
    },
    {
      "url": "https://jira.atlassian.com/browse/CONFSERVER-79483",
      "tags": [
        "Issue Tracking",
        "Patch",
        "Vendor Advisory"
      ]
    },
    {
      "url": "https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2022-26138",
      "tags": [
        "US Government Resource"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "nvd_url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-26138",
  "covered_in": [],
  "attribution": [
    {
      "source": "NVD",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov",
      "notice": "This product uses data from the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD."
    },
    {
      "source": "CISA KEV",
      "url": "https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog",
      "notice": "Known exploited vulnerabilities from the CISA KEV catalog."
    },
    {
      "source": "FIRST EPSS",
      "url": "https://www.first.org/epss",
      "notice": "Exploit prediction scores from FIRST EPSS."
    }
  ]
}