High 7.4Known exploited (CISA KEV)Published Mar 18, 2024

CVE-2024-20767ColdFusion | Improper Access Control (CWE-284)

Updated under an hour ago (2026-10-19 04:50 UTC)

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It affects Adobe ColdFusion. Add what you run to find out whether that includes you.

CISA lists it as known exploited since Dec 16, 2024; federal agencies had to remediate by Jan 6, 2025. Treat that date as your deadline.

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Exploited in the last 30 days

ColdFusion versions 2023.6, 2021.12 and earlier are affected by an Improper Access Control vulnerability that could result in arbitrary file system read. An attacker could leverage this vulnerability to access or modify restricted files. Exploitation of this issue does not require user interaction. Exploitation of this issue requires the admin panel be exposed to the internet.

CVSS: 7.4 HIGH (v3.1, CNA)CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
Weakness (CWE): CWE-284
Known exploited: Added to CISA KEV Dec 16, 2024; federal remediation due Jan 6, 2025Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days): 98.51% (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)	through 2021.12	CNA record
adobe coldfusion adobe:coldfusion	from 2023.0 through 2023.0_update_12; from 2021.0 through 2021.0_update12	CISA ADP
adobe coldfusion adobe:coldfusion	2021; 2021; 2021; 2021; 2021; 2021; 2021; 2021; and 12 more ranges	NVD

References

https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/coldfusion/apsb24-14.htmlvendor-advisory
https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2024-20767third-party-advisory, us-government-resource

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