Critical 9.8Known exploited (CISA KEV)Published Sep 25, 2018

CVE-2018-15961Adobe ColdFusion versions July 12 release (2018.0.0.310739), Update 6 and earlier, and Update 14 and earlier have an unrestricted file upload vulnerability.

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CISA lists it as known exploited since Nov 3, 2021; federal agencies had to remediate by May 3, 2022. Treat that date as your deadline.

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Adobe ColdFusion versions July 12 release (2018.0.0.310739), Update 6 and earlier, and Update 14 and earlier have an unrestricted file upload vulnerability. Successful exploitation could lead to arbitrary code execution.

CVSS: 9.8 CRITICAL (v3.1, CISA ADP)CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness (CWE): CWE-434
Known exploited: Added to CISA KEV Nov 3, 2021; federal remediation due May 3, 2022Apply updates per vendor instructions.
EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days): 99.95% (percentile 100)
Assigned by: adobe
NVD analysis: Analyzed
Record last updated: Oct 21, 2025
First seen by InfoSec Signals: Oct 9, 2026

Affected products

Affected products

Adobe ColdFusion adobe:coldfusion (from the name)	July 12 release (2018.0.0.310739), Update 6 and earlier, and Update 14 and earlier versions	CNA record
adobe coldfusion adobe:coldfusion	11.0; 11.0; 11.0; 11.0; 11.0; 11.0; 11.0; 11.0; and 15 more ranges	NVD

References

https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/coldfusion/apsb18-33.htmlx-refsource-confirm, vendor-advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105314vdb-entry, x-refsource-bid, broken-link, third-party-advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041621vdb-entry, x-refsource-sectrack, broken-link, third-party-advisory
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45979/exploit, x-refsource-exploit-db, third-party-advisory, vdb-entry
https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2018-15961third-party-advisory, us-government-resource

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