High severity7.8NVD Advisory· Published Feb 15, 2022· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2021-43940
CVE-2021-43940
Description
Affected versions of Atlassian Confluence Server and Data Center allow authenticated local attackers to achieve elevated privileges on the local system via a DLL Hijacking vulnerability in the Confluence installer. This vulnerability only affects installations of Confluence Server and Data Center on Windows. The affected versions are before version 7.4.10, and from version 7.5.0 before 7.12.3.
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Affected products
6cpe:2.3:a:atlassian:confluence_data_center:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 2 more
- cpe:2.3:a:atlassian:confluence_data_center:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <7.4.10
- (no CPE)range: <7.4.10, >=7.5.0, <7.12.3
- (no CPE)range: unspecified
cpe:2.3:a:atlassian:confluence_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 2 more
- cpe:2.3:a:atlassian:confluence_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <7.4.10
- (no CPE)range: <7.4.10, >=7.5.0, <7.12.3
- (no CPE)range: unspecified
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
1- jira.atlassian.com/browse/CONFSERVER-66550nvdIssue TrackingVendor Advisory
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