CVE-2023-26360

Adobe ColdFusion Improper Access Control Arbitrary code execution

HIGH
8.6
CVSS Score
Published: March 23, 2023 at 12:00 AM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 05:43 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorColdFusion

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Severity
HIGH8.6
Exploitation
CISA KEV
Exploit prediction
EPSS 97%
SSVC
Active

Actively Exploited

CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) Catalog

EPSS Score97.3%

EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System) estimates a 97.3% chance this CVE is exploited in the wild within the next 30 days — higher than 100% of all CVEs. It complements CVSS: a high EPSS on a mid-severity CVE can still be urgent.

Adobe ColdFusion contains a deserialization of untrusted data vulnerability that allows for remote code execution.

Required Action
Apply updates per vendor instructions.
Ransomware Use
Unknown
Added to KEV
Mar 15, 2023
Remediation Due
Apr 5, 2023
1303 days overdue

Description

Adobe ColdFusion versions 2018 Update 15 (and earlier) and 2021 Update 5 (and earlier) are affected by an Improper Access Control vulnerability that could result in arbitrary code execution in the context of the current user. Exploitation of this issue does not require user interaction.

Affected

Remediation

No guide yet

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

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCActiveAutomatableTotal impact

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

CVSS

8.6HIGHadobe
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
CHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
NONE
Availability
NONE
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusANALYZED
CWE
CWE-284NVD-CWE-Other

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