Atlassian Confluence 8.9.x < 9.2.24 / 9.3.x < 10.2.17 (CONFSERVER-104443)

critical Nessus Plugin ID 350880

Synopsis

The remote Atlassian Confluence host is missing a security update.

Description

The version of Atlassian Confluence Server running on the remote host is affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the CONFSERVER-104443 advisory.

- In Bouncy Castle for Java before 1.85, MTI/A0 DH agreement exponentiates unvalidated peer value. This issue also affects Bouncy Castle for Java LTS before 2.73.12. (CVE-2026-59650)

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Solution

Upgrade to Atlassian Confluence version 9.2.24, 10.2.17 or later.

See Also

https://jira.atlassian.com/browse/CONFSERVER-104443

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 350880

File Name: confluence_confserver-104443.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: Combined

Agent: windows, macosx, unix

Family: CGI abuses

Published: 9/28/2026

Updated: 9/28/2026

Configuration: Enable thorough checks (optional)

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus

Enable CGI Scanning: true

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.3

Percentile: 53.59

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 9.4

Temporal Score: 7

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:N

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2026-59650

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 9.1

Temporal Score: 7.9

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

CVSS v4

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 9.3

Threat Score: 9.3

Threat Vector: CVSS:4.0/E:U

Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:atlassian:confluence

Required KB Items: installed_sw/Atlassian Confluence

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 9/2/2026

Vulnerability Publication Date: 8/3/2026

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2026-59650

IAVA: 2026-A-1023