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CVE-2025-22157 json

This High severity PrivEsc (Privilege Escalation) vulnerability was introduced in versions: 9.12.0, 10.3.0, 10.4.0, and 10.5.0 of Jira Core…

published last yr. modified 4mo ago also EUVD-2025-15883

cvss
8.8
version 3.1, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
0.7%
EPSS 0.7% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 53%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

This High severity PrivEsc (Privilege Escalation) vulnerability was introduced in versions:

9.12.0, 10.3.0, 10.4.0, and 10.5.0 of Jira Core Data Center and Server

5.12.0, 10.3.0, 10.4.0, and 10.5.0 of Jira Service Management Data Center and Server

This PrivEsc (Privilege Escalation) vulnerability, with a CVSS Score of 7.2, allows an attacker to perform actions as a higher-privileged user.

Atlassian recommends that Jira Core Data Center and Server and Jira Service Management Data Center and Server customers upgrade to latest version, if you are unable to do so, upgrade your instance to one of the specified supported fixed versions:

Jira Core Data Center and Server 9.12: Upgrade to a release greater than or equal to 9.12.20

Jira Service Management Data Center and Server 5.12: Upgrade to a release greater than or equal to 5.12.20

Jira Core Data Center 10.3: Upgrade to a release greater than or equal to 10.3.5

Jira Service Management Data Center 10.3: Upgrade to a release greater than or equal to 10.3.5

Jira Core Data Center 10.4: Upgrade to a release greater than or equal to 10.6.0

Jira Service Management Data Center 10.4: Upgrade to a release greater than or equal to 10.6.0

Jira Core Data Center 10.5: Upgrade to a release greater than or equal to 10.5.1

Jira Service Management Data Center 10.5: Upgrade to a release greater than or equal to 10.5.1

See the release notes. You can download the latest version of Jira Core Data Center and Jira Service Management Data Center from the download center.

This vulnerability was reported via our Atlassian (Internal) program.

Patch / fix

  • Atlassian Jira Core Data Center 9.12.22 to 9.12.23, 10.3.5 to 10.3.6, 10.5.1, 10.6.0
  • Atlassian Jira Core Server 9.12.22 to 9.12.23
  • Atlassian Jira Service Management Data Center 5.12.22 to 5.12.23, 10.3.5 to 10.3.6, 10.5.1, 10.6.0
  • Atlassian Jira Service Management Server 5.12.22 to 5.12.23

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CISA SSVC

Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Technical impact
total
Assessed
last yr.

Exploit prediction

0.69% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 53% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
CNA 4.0 7.2 CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
CNA 4.0 7.2 CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
NVD 3.1 8.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected products

  • Atlassian Jira Core Data Center
  • Atlassian Jira Core Server
  • Atlassian Jira Service Management Data Center
  • Atlassian Jira Service Management Server

Classification

Weakness

References

Sources

Fencer Intel keeps one entry per vulnerability: the CVE id wins, then GHSA, and records that alias each other are merged, except that two CVEs always keep separate entries. The same data is available as JSON.

CPEs and fixed versions use Anchore's correction of NVD's data: Added CPE configurations because not yet analyzed by NVD.