High severity · published Sep 15, 2026
CVE-2026-21587
This High severity Improper Authorization vulnerability was introduced in version 11.3.0 of Jira Service Management Data Center
7.1
CVSS
0.4%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
This High severity Improper Authorization vulnerability was introduced in version 11.3.0 of Jira Service Management Data Center.
This Improper Authorization vulnerability, with a CVSS Score of 7.1, allows an authenticated attacker to gain unintended access and can lead to the exposure of resources or functionality, possibly providing attackers with sensitive information or even execute arbitrary code.
Atlassian recommends that Jira Service Management Data Center customers upgrade to latest version, if you are unable to do so, upgrade your instance to one of the specified supported fixed versions:
* Jira Service Management Data Center 11.3: Upgrade to a release greater than or equal to 11.3.11
See the release notes (https://confluence.atlassian.com/servicemanagement/jira-service-management-release-notes-780083086.html). You can download the latest version of Jira Service Management Data Center from the download center (https://www.atlassian.com/software/jira/service-management/download-archives).
This vulnerability was reported via our Penetration Testing program.
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.4% · higher than 39% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
JS
Jira Service Management Data Center · Atlassian
11.3.0 to 11.3.10 · source: vendor
Affected product
JS
Jira Service Management Data Center
Atlassian
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-21587
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-21587
confluence.atlassian.com
https://confluence.atlassian.com/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=1822852209
jira.atlassian.com
https://jira.atlassian.com/browse/JSDSERVER-16747
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