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CVE-2021-40698

ColdFusion Use of Inherently Dangerous Function Leads To Security feature bypass  

HIGH
7.4
CVSS Score
Published: September 7, 2023 at 12:54 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 04:07 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorColdFusion

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Severity
HIGH7.4
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.6%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

ColdFusion version 2021 update 1 (and earlier) and versions 2018.10 (and earlier) are impacted by an Use of Inherently Dangerous Function vulnerability that can lead to a security feature bypass  . An authenticated attacker could leverage this vulnerability to access and manipulate arbitrary data on the environment.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

ColdFusion· Adobe
95%
v ≤ 2018.11v < 201820182018 update12018 update102018 update22018 update32018 update42018 update52018 update62018 update72018 update82018 update92021
Affected range stops below 2018, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

Patch and advisory references

References (1)

Vendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/coldfusion/apsb21-75.html

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitAutomatableTotal impact

SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.

CVSS

7.4HIGHadobe
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
CHANGED
Confidentiality
LOW
Integrity
LOW
Availability
LOW
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-242

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