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CVE-2021-43940

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.

Severity
High 7.8
Published
15 Feb 2022
Last changed
17 Jun 2026
Added to UpHeron
21 Oct 2026
Fixed in
7.4.10, 7.12.3
Sources
NVD

Affected software

SoftwareAffected versions
ConfluenceServers and applications · cpe:a:atlassian:confluence_data_center
  • Every version before 7.4.10
  • From 7.5.0 before 7.12.3
ConfluenceServers and applications · cpe:a:atlassian:confluence_server
  • Every version before 7.4.10
  • From 7.5.0 before 7.12.3

References

  • NVD https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-43940
  • CVE.org https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-43940