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Type:
Public Security Vulnerability
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Resolution: Fixed
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Priority:
Highest
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Affects Version/s: 7.4.0, 7.13.0, 7.19.0, 8.5.0, 8.9.0, 8.9.1, 8.9.2, 8.9.3, 8.9.4, 9.1.0, 9.0.1, 8.9.5, 9.0.2, 9.0.3, 8.9.6, 8.9.7, 9.1.1, 8.9.8, 9.2.0, 9.2.1, 9.4.0, 9.3.1, 9.2.2, 9.3.2, 9.2.3, 9.4.1, 9.2.4, 9.2.5, 9.2.6, 9.5.1, 9.5.2, 9.5.3, 9.2.7, 10.1.0, 9.2.8, 10.0.2, 10.0.3, 9.5.4, 9.2.9, 10.1.1, 10.2.0, 9.2.10, 10.1.2, 9.2.11, 9.2.12, 10.2.1, 9.2.13, 10.2.2, 9.2.14, 10.2.3, 9.2.15, 10.2.6, 9.2.17, 10.2.7, 9.2.19, 10.2.10, 10.2.11, 9.2.20, 9.2.21, 10.2.13, 10.2.14, 9.2.22, 10.2.15, 9.2.23
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Component/s: None
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10
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Critical
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CVE-2026-45674
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Atlassian (Internal)
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CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N
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MITM (Man-in-the-Middle)
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Confluence Data Center
This is a vulnerability in a non-Atlassian Confluence dependency. Atlassian's application of this dependency presents a lower, non-critical assessed risk.
This High severity MITM (Man-in-the-Middle) vulnerability known as CVE-2026-45674 was introduced in versions 7.4.0, 7.13.0, 7.19.0, 8.5.0, 8.9.0, 9.0.1, 9.1.0, 9.2.0, 9.3.1, 9.4.0, 9.5.1, 10.0.2, 10.1.0, and 10.2.0 of Confluence Data Center.
This MITM (Man-in-the-Middle) vulnerability, with a CVSS Score of 8.7 and a CVSS Vector of CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N allows an unauthenticated attacker to position themselves between two or more networked devices using an MITM (Man-in-the-Middle) / adversary-in-the-middle (AiTM) technique.
Atlassian recommends that Confluence 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:
- Confluence Data Center and Server 9.2: Upgrade to a release greater than or equal to 9.2.24
- Confluence Data Center and Server 10.2: Upgrade to a release greater than or equal to 10.2.17
See the release notes (https://confluence.atlassian.com/doc/confluence-release-notes-327.html). You can download the latest version of Confluence Data Center and Server from the download center (https://www.atlassian.com/software/confluence/download-archives).
The National Vulnerability Database provides the following description for this vulnerability: Netty is a network application framework for development of protocol servers and clients. Prior to versions 4.1.135.Final and 4.2.15.Final, Netty's DnsResolveContext fails to validate the origin (bailiwick) of CNAME records in DNS responses. Versions 4.1.135.Final and 4.2.15.Final patch the issue.