CVE-2026-83961

ColdFusion | Improper Authentication (CWE-287)

HIGH
7.1
CVSS Score
Published: September 3, 2026 at 03:27 PM UTC
Updated: September 9, 2026 at 05:27 PM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorColdFusion

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Severity
HIGH7.1
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.4%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

ColdFusion is affected by an Improper Authentication vulnerability that could result in privilege escalation. An attacker could leverage this vulnerability to gain limited read and write access. The vulnerable component is restricted to an administrative network zone by default. Exploitation of this issue does not require user interaction. Scope is changed.

Affected

Remediation

No guide yet

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

References (1)

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot automatableTotal impact

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CVSS

7.1HIGHadobe
Attack Vector
ADJACENT_NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
CHANGED
Confidentiality
LOW
Integrity
LOW
Availability
LOW
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusANALYZED
CWE
CWE-287

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