High 8.6Known exploited (CISA KEV)Published Mar 23, 2023

CVE-2023-26360Adobe ColdFusion Improper Access Control Arbitrary code execution

Updated under an hour ago (2026-10-19 06:25 UTC)

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CISA lists it as known exploited since Mar 15, 2023; federal agencies had to remediate by Apr 5, 2023. Treat that date as your deadline.

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Exploited in the last 30 days

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.

CVSS: 8.6 HIGH (v3.1, CNA)CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N
Weakness (CWE): CWE-284
Known exploited: Added to CISA KEV Mar 15, 2023; federal remediation due Apr 5, 2023Apply updates per vendor instructions.
EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days): 97.34% (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)	from unspecified through CF2018U15; from unspecified through CF2021U5; from unspecified through None	CNA record
adobe coldfusion adobe:coldfusion	2018; 2018; 2018; 2018; 2018; 2018; 2018; 2018; and 14 more ranges	NVD

References

https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/coldfusion/apsb23-25.htmlpatch, vendor-advisory
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/172079/Adobe-ColdFusion-Unauthenticated-Remote-Code-Execution.htmlexploit, third-party-advisory, vdb-entry
https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2023-26360third-party-advisory, us-government-resource

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