# CVE-2022-26138: Atlassian Questions For Confluence App Hard-coded Credentials Vulnerability

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2022-26138-atlassian-questions-for-confluence-app-hard-coded-credentials  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2022-07-29. Updated: 2026-05-10  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

CVE-2022-26138 · Severity: critical · CVSS 9.8 · Exploited in the wild · Published 2022-07-29

The Atlassian Questions For Confluence app creates a local user account with the username 'disabledsystemuser' and a hardcoded password. A remote, unauthenticated attacker with knowledge of these credentials can log into Confluence and access all content available to the confluence-users group.

Vendors: [Atlassian](https://junglewise.ai/threats/vendors/atlassian).

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2022-26138 exploited in the wild?** Yes. CVE-2022-26138 is known to be exploited in the wild, first recorded on 29 July 2022. Treat it as urgent.

**How severe is CVE-2022-26138?** Critical severity, with a CVSS score of 9.8, published 29 July 2022.

**Which products and versions are affected?** Atlassian Questions For Confluence 2.7.34, 2.7.35, 3.0.2; Atlassian Confluence Server; Atlassian Confluence Data Center.

**Is there a fix for CVE-2022-26138?** No fixed version is recorded yet. Check the vendor's advisory in the references below. If you run it, Junglewise drafts a mitigation that fits your setup and applies it once you approve, with senior security engineers behind it.

**How is CVE-2022-26138 attacked?** It is attacked over the network, in a network appliance.

**Am I affected by CVE-2022-26138?** Check whether you run Atlassian Confluence. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

## Affected products

- Atlassian Questions For Confluence 2.7.34, 2.7.35, 3.0.2
- Atlassian Confluence Server
- Atlassian Confluence Data Center

## Timeline

- 2022-07-20: disclosed: Initial disclosure by Atlassian and NVD publication.
- 2022-07-29: kev added: Added to CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog.

## Related threats

- [Atlassian Confluence persistent XSS in attachment properties](https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2016-6283-atlassian-confluence-persistent-xss-in-attachment-properties)