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title: "CVE-2022-26138: Use of Hard-coded Credentials | CubePath"
description: "The Atlassian Questions For Confluence app for Confluence Server and Data Center creates a Confluence user account in the confluence-users group…"
language: en
source: https://cubepath.com/security/cve/CVE-2022-26138
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# CVE-2022-26138: Use of Hard-coded Credentials | CubePath

## Description

The Atlassian Questions For Confluence app for Confluence Server and Data Center creates a Confluence user account in the confluence-users group with the username disabledsystemuser and a hardcoded password. A remote, unauthenticated attacker with knowledge of the hardcoded password could exploit this to log into Confluence and access all content accessible to users in the confluence-users group. This user account is created when installing versions 2.7.34, 2.7.35, and 3.0.2 of the app.

Official description from the CVE record, published by atlassian. Copyright © 1999-2026 The MITRE Corporation. See [/security/cve/legal](https://cubepath.com/security/cve/legal) for the CVE license. [View the record on cve.org](https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-26138)

## Key data

### CVSS 3.1 Critical 9.8

Score published by CISA-ADP in the CVE record.

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

| Metric                 | Value     | What it means                                                                       |
| ---------------------- | --------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| Attack vector          | Network   | The vulnerable component can be reached over a network, possibly from the Internet. |
| Attack complexity      | Low       | No special conditions are needed. The attack can be repeated at will.               |
| Privileges required    | None      | No account or privileges are needed.                                                |
| User interaction       | None      | No action from any user is needed.                                                  |
| Scope                  | Unchanged | The impact stays within the vulnerable component.                                   |
| Confidentiality impact | High      | Serious or total effect on the secrecy of data.                                     |
| Integrity impact       | High      | Serious or total effect on the trustworthiness of data.                             |
| Availability impact    | High      | Serious or total effect on availability.                                            |

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### EPSS

Exploit Prediction Scoring System by FIRST: an estimate of the probability that exploitation activity will be observed in the next 30 days.

Score

0.98241 (98.2% probability)

Percentile

99.9%

Scores of

Nov 10, 2026

Model

v2026.06.15

### CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities

This CVE is listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Name in the catalog

Atlassian Questions For Confluence App Hard-coded Credentials Vulnerability

Added to the catalog

Jul 29, 2022

Federal due date

Aug 19, 2022

### CISA assessment as of Jan 28, 2025

Stakeholder-Specific Vulnerability Categorization (SSVC) decision points added by CISA.

Exploitation

Recorded by CISA as active

Automatable

yes

Technical impact

total

### Weakness (CWE)

CWE catalog version 5.0.

CWE names: Copyright © 2006-2026, The MITRE Corporation. See [/security/cve/legal](https://cubepath.com/security/cve/legal) for the CWE license.

- [CWE-798](https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/798.html) Use of Hard-coded Credentials

## Affected products

Products listed in the CVE record, as the CNA published them.

- Atlassian Questions For Confluence

  - affected: 2.7.34
  - affected: 2.7.35
  - affected: 3.0.2

## References

Links listed in the CVE record. They lead to other sites, which CubePath does not control.

- [jira.atlassian.com/browse/CONFSERVER-79483](https://jira.atlassian.com/browse/CONFSERVER-79483)
- [confluence.atlassian.com/doc/confluence-security-advisory-2…](https://confluence.atlassian.com/doc/confluence-security-advisory-2022-07-20-1142446709.html)

## Timeline

1. ID reserved Feb 25, 2022
2. Record published Jul 20, 2022
3. Added to CISA KEV Jul 29, 2022
4. Record last updated Jan 12, 2026

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