Cybersecurity professionals consider CVE-2025-22157 an immediate threat requiring urgent mitigation.
Status: Analyzed
Last updated: 🕓 12 Jun 2025, 16:20 UTC
Originally published on: 🕕 20 May 2025, 18:15 UTC
Time between publication and last update: 22 days
CVSS Release: version 3
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Primary
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVE-2025-22157: This High severity PrivEsc (Privilege Escalation) vulnerability was introduced in versions: 9.12.0, 10.3.0, 10.4.0, and 10.5.0 of Jira Core Data Center and Server 5.12.0, 10.3.0, 10.4.0, and 10.5.0 of Jira Service Management Data Center and Server This PrivEsc (Privilege Escalation) vulnerability, with a CVSS Score of 7.2, allows an attacker to perform actions as a higher-privileged user. Atlassian recommends that Jira Core Data Center and Server and Jira Service Management 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: Jira Core Data Center and Server 9.12: Upgrade to a release greater than or equal to 9.12.20 Jira Service Management Data Center and Server 5.12: Upgrade to a release greater than or equal to 5.12.20 Jira Core Data Center 10.3: Upgrade to a release greater than or equal to 10.3.5 Jira Service Management Data Center 10.3: Upgrade to a release greater than or equal to 10.3.5 Jira Core Data Center 10.4: Upgrade to a release greater than or equal to 10.6.0 Jira Service Management Data Center 10.4: Upgrade to a release greater than or equal to 10.6.0 Jira Core Data Center 10.5: Upgrade to a release greater than or equal to 10.5.1 Jira Service Management Data Center 10.5: Upgrade to a release greater than or equal to 10.5.1 See the release notes. You can download the latest version of Jira Core Data Center and Jira Service Management Data Center from the download center. This vulnerability was reported via our Atlassian (Internal) program.
The exploitability of CVE-2025-22157 depends on two key factors: attack complexity (the level of effort required to execute an exploit) and privileges required (the access level an attacker needs).
CVE-2025-22157 presents an accessible attack vector with minimal effort required. Restricting access controls and implementing security updates are critical to reducing exploitation risks.
A lower complexity and fewer privilege requirements make exploitation easier. Security teams should evaluate these aspects to determine the urgency of mitigation strategies, such as patch management and access control policies.
Attack Complexity (AC) measures the difficulty in executing an exploit. A high AC means that specific conditions must be met, making an attack more challenging, while a low AC means the vulnerability can be exploited with minimal effort.
Privileges Required (PR) determine the level of system access necessary for an attack. Vulnerabilities requiring no privileges are more accessible to attackers, whereas high privilege requirements limit exploitation to authorized users with elevated access.
Above is the CVSS Sub-score Breakdown for CVE-2025-22157, illustrating how Base, Impact, and Exploitability factors combine to form the overall severity rating. A higher sub-score typically indicates a more severe or easier-to-exploit vulnerability.
Below is the Impact Analysis for CVE-2025-22157, showing how Confidentiality, Integrity, and Availability might be affected if the vulnerability is exploited. Higher values usually signal greater potential damage.
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