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CVE-2022-26134: Confluence OGNL RCE

Critical CVSS 9.8 CISA KEV

Remediation summary

Recommended action
CVE-2022-26134 is CISA KEV Confluence leftover. NVD exact last-affects 7.18.0. Vendor names 7.18.1. 7.18.1 is not an NVD CPE floor.
Affected evidence
2 source affected-product statements
Priority
Known exploited (CISA KEV); Critical severity; CVSS 9.8
Evidence checked

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What is CVE-2022-26134?

In affected versions of Confluence Server and Data Center, an OGNL injection vulnerability exists that would allow an unauthenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code on a Confluence Server or Data Center instance. The affected versions are from 1.3.0 before 7.4.17, from 7.13.0 before 7.13.7, from 7.14.0 before 7.14.3, from 7.15.0 before 7.15.2, from 7.16.0 before 7.16.4, from 7.17.0 before 7.17.4, and from 7.18.0 before 7.18.1.

CVE
CVE-2022-26134
Source title
Atlassian Confluence Server and Data Center Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Severity
Critical
CVSS
9.8 (3.1)
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVE published
2022-06-03
Source updated
2026-06-17T04:34:44Z
Catalog checked
2026-08-24T07:01:48Z
CISA KEV
Known exploited
Ecosystem
software/application
Weaknesses
CWE-917
CNA / source
security@atlassian.com
Record status
Analyzed
Catalog quality
curated

Known exploitation and required action

CISA lists CVE-2022-26134 in its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog. Treat this as direct exploitation evidence when prioritizing the change.

CISA entry
Atlassian Confluence Server and Data Center Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Vendor / project
Atlassian
Product
Confluence Server/Data Center
Date added
2022-06-02
CISA due date
2022-06-06
Known ransomware use
Known

CISA required action

Immediately block all internet traffic to and from affected products AND apply the update per vendor instructions [https://confluence.atlassian.com/doc/confluence-security-advisory-2022-06-02-1130377146.html] OR remove the affected products by the due date on the right. Note: Once the update is successfully deployed, agencies can reassess the internet blocking rules.

The recorded CISA due date is a remediation deadline for covered U.S. federal agencies; other organizations can use it as an urgency signal.

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Stable, source-backed guidance

CVE-2022-26134: Confluence OGNL RCE

This product-specific workflow preserves source-linked remediation guidance for CVE-2022-26134. Confirm live vendor guidance before changing production.

CVE-2022-26134 is an unauthenticated OGNL injection in Confluence Server and Confluence Data Center. This ID has no GHSA. NVD is Analyzed. NVD CPE excludes 7.4.17 / 7.13.7 / 7.14.3 / 7.15.2 / 7.16.4 / 7.17.4 for Server and Data Center and exact last-affects 7.18.0. Atlassian’s 2022-06-02 advisory names those same excludes plus 7.18.1. 7.18.1 is not an NVD CPE floor. Atlassian Cloud (*.atlassian.net) is not vulnerable. CISA lists the CVE in KEV.

Do not invent a later 7.18.2 floor. Do not prove exposure by sending OGNL or crafted requests.

When to use it

  • Inventory shows Confluence Server or Data Center below a listed fixed release.
  • Clustered nodes may still be on mixed builds.

Inputs

  • Per-node Confluence version, cluster membership, and https://confluence.atlassian.com/doc/confluence-security-advisory-2022-06-02-1130377146.html.

Affected versions

  • Vulnerable / NVD CPE: Server and Data Center >= 1.3 excludes 7.4.17, >= 7.13.0 excludes 7.13.7, >= 7.14.0 excludes 7.14.3, >= 7.15.0 excludes 7.15.2, >= 7.16.0 excludes 7.16.4, >= 7.17.0 excludes 7.17.4, plus exact 7.18.0.
  • Not affected: Atlassian Cloud sites on atlassian.net.
  • Fixed / NVD CPE: NVD excludes 7.4.17 / 7.13.7 / 7.14.3 / 7.15.2 / 7.16.4 / 7.17.4. There is no GHAD first_patched and no 7.18.1 CPE.
  • Fixed / vendor prose: Atlassian names those same excludes plus 7.18.1. Later LTS releases that contain the same fix are acceptable only when the advisory still names them.
  • Do not invent: flatten leftover 7.18.1 onto NVD exact 7.18.0, or invent 7.18.2.
  • CISA KEV: yes.
  • Weakness: OGNL injection leading to unauthenticated RCE.

Remediation strategy

  • Upgrade every node to a listed fixed release, or to the current Long Term Support release that includes that fix, after recording the NVD 7.18.0 exact-CPE split.
  • Cluster upgrades need downtime; Atlassian says rolling upgrades to the fixed versions are not available.
  • Temporary JAR/class mitigations exist for some trains. Treat those as operator containment, not a substitute for the named release.
  • Until patched, block internet traffic to affected products as CISA directs.
  • Recheck the 2022-06-02 advisory and NVD before treating 7.18.1 as the last word.
  • Do not roll back into NVD exact 7.18.0.

Verification

  • Every node reports a listed vendor fixed release, including 7.18.1 on the 7.18 train, or a later advisory-named LTS.
  • Operator notes cite that NVD exact last-affects 7.18.0 and that 7.18.1 is vendor prose.
  • Tests never send OGNL or crafted Confluence requests.

Rollback and recovery

Prefer forward recovery to another Atlassian-named fixed release. If an operational rollback restores a build below the listed floors or back to 7.18.0, reapply network containment before returning the node to its former exposure.

Output contract

  • Change request upgrading every Confluence node to a listed vendor fixed release after the NVD 7.18.0 split.
  • TRIAGE.md when this repository does not own Confluence.

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References

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Affected products and version ranges

  • Atlassian / Confluence Data Center
    • Affected: versions next of 1.3.0 up to but not including unspecified (custom).
    • Affected: versions unspecified up to but not including 7.4.17 (custom).
    • Affected: versions 7.13.0 up to but not including unspecified (custom).
    • Affected: versions unspecified up to but not including 7.13.7 (custom).
    • Affected: versions 7.14.0 up to but not including unspecified (custom).
    • Affected: versions unspecified up to but not including 7.14.3 (custom).
    • Affected: versions 7.15.0 up to but not including unspecified (custom).
    • Affected: versions unspecified up to but not including 7.15.2 (custom).
    • Affected: versions 7.16.0 up to but not including unspecified (custom).
    • Affected: versions unspecified up to but not including 7.16.4 (custom).
    • Affected: versions 7.17.0 up to but not including unspecified (custom).
    • Affected: versions unspecified up to but not including 7.17.4 (custom).
    • Affected: versions 7.18.0 up to but not including unspecified (custom).
    • Affected: versions unspecified up to but not including 7.18.1 (custom).
    • Affected-status source: security@atlassian.com.
  • Atlassian / Confluence Server
    • Affected: versions next of 1.3.0 up to but not including unspecified (custom).
    • Affected: versions unspecified up to but not including 7.4.17 (custom).
    • Affected: versions 7.13.0 up to but not including unspecified (custom).
    • Affected: versions unspecified up to but not including 7.13.7 (custom).
    • Affected: versions 7.14.0 up to but not including unspecified (custom).
    • Affected: versions unspecified up to but not including 7.14.3 (custom).
    • Affected: versions 7.15.0 up to but not including unspecified (custom).
    • Affected: versions unspecified up to but not including 7.15.2 (custom).
    • Affected: versions 7.16.0 up to but not including unspecified (custom).
    • Affected: versions unspecified up to but not including 7.16.4 (custom).
    • Affected: versions 7.17.0 up to but not including unspecified (custom).
    • Affected: versions unspecified up to but not including 7.17.4 (custom).
    • Affected: versions 7.18.0 up to but not including unspecified (custom).
    • Affected: versions unspecified up to but not including 7.18.1 (custom).
    • Affected-status source: security@atlassian.com.

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Matched pattern: Command, code, expression, and template injection

How to check exposure for CVE-2022-26134

  • Trace untrusted values to process execution, interpreters, evaluators, template engines, dynamic imports, and administrative scripting features.
  • Determine whether the affected path is reachable across each trust boundary and which service account or host privilege it inherits.

Temporary containment

  • Disable the affected execution or templating feature, or restrict it to authenticated administrative networks and identities.

How to remediate CVE-2022-26134

  • Replace string-built commands or evaluated code with fixed operations and structured argument APIs that do not invoke a shell.
  • Use strict allowlists for operation identifiers and reject unexpected input before it reaches any interpreter.

How to verify the remediation

  • Confirm untrusted input is handled only as data and cannot select an executable, expression, template, or argument boundary.
  • Run static data-flow checks and focused tests with harmless sentinel strings; verify no child process or evaluator is invoked.

Stop and triage conditions

  • Stop if a proposed fix still concatenates untrusted data into an execution or evaluation string.
  • Switch to incident response if unexpected commands, processes, files, or outbound connections are observed.

Required output

Return a reviewer-ready minimal patch with exposure evidence, authoritative fixed-version evidence, regression tests, deployed-artifact verification, rollback notes, and source links; otherwise return TRIAGE.md with the blocking decision and owner.

Safety boundary

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References and evidence

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Security Recipes. “CVE-2022-26134: Confluence OGNL RCE” Last updated . Canonical URL: https://security-recipes.ai/cve/CVE-2022-26134/.

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