CVE-2025-22167: atlassian jira_data_center

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2025-22167 is a high (CVSS 8.7) vulnerability in atlassian jira_data_center. EPSS estimates a 0.50% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 42.7% of scored vulnerabilities.

Timeline

1. 22-10-2025
   PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
2. 26-02-2026
   Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

This High severity Path Traversal (Arbitrary Write) vulnerability was introduced in versions: 9.12.0, 10.3.0 and remain present in 11.0.0 of Jira Software Data Center and Server. This Path Traversal (Arbitrary Write) vulnerability, with a CVSS Score of 8.7, allows an attacker to modify any filesystem path writable by the Jira JVM process. Atlassian recommends that Jira Software Data Center and Server customers upgrade to the latest version; if you are unable to do so, upgrade your instance to one of the specified supported fixed versions: Jira Software Data Center and Server 9.12: Upgrade to a release greater than or equal to 9.12.28 Jira Software Data Center and Server 10.3: Upgrade to a release greater than or equal to 10.3.12 Jira Software Data Center and Server 11.0: Upgrade to a release greater than or equal to 11.1.0 See the release notes. You can download the latest version of Jira Software Data Center and Server from the download center. This vulnerability was reported via our Atlassian (Internal) program.

• CWE-22Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted DirectoryThe product uses external input to construct a pathname that is intended to identify a file or directory that is located underneath a restricted parent directory, but the product does not properly neutralize special elements within the pathname that can cause the pathname to resolve to a location that is outside of the restricted directory.