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AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Description confirms network-reachable RCE with no user interaction and explicit scope change; improper input validation in a default-listening web component implies PR:N and AC:L with total CIA impact.
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CVSS VectorNVD
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
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5DescriptionNVD
ColdFusion versions 2023.19, 2025.8 and earlier are affected by an Improper Input Validation vulnerability that could result in arbitrary code execution in the context of the current user. Exploitation of this issue does not require user interaction. Scope is changed.
AnalysisAI
Remote code execution in Adobe ColdFusion 2023 (Update 17 and earlier) and ColdFusion 2025 (Update 8 and earlier) allows unauthenticated network attackers to execute arbitrary code in the context of the current user without any user interaction, with a scope change extending impact beyond the vulnerable component. The flaw stems from improper input validation (CWE-20) and carries a maximum CVSS 3.1 score of 10.0, though EPSS exploitation probability is currently only 0.04% (11th percentile) and SSVC reports no observed exploitation. …
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Vulnerability AssessmentAI
| Exploitation | No special conditions - remote unauthenticated exploitation against default configurations of Adobe ColdFusion 2023 (≤Update 17) and ColdFusion 2025 (≤Update 8), with no user interaction required per CVSS AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N. … Additional conditions and limiting factors are described in the full assessment. |
| Risk Assessment | The CVSS 3.1 vector (AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H) describes the worst realistic profile - network-reachable, low complexity, no privileges, no user interaction, with a scope change - which is why the base score is 10.0. … Full risk analysis with EPSS, KEV, and SSVC signal comparison available after sign-in. |
| Exploit Scenario | An attacker on the internet sends a single crafted HTTP request to an exposed ColdFusion 2023 or 2025 endpoint containing input that bypasses validation and is processed by a sensitive component, causing the server to execute attacker-supplied code as the ColdFusion service account. Because Scope is Changed, the attacker can then pivot to read application secrets, datasource credentials, or files belonging to other tenants/applications on the same host. … |
| Remediation | Patch available per vendor advisory - apply the updates referenced in Adobe Security Bulletin APSB26-64 (https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/coldfusion/apsb26-64.html), which supersedes ColdFusion 2023 Update 17 and ColdFusion 2025 Update 8; the exact fixed build numbers should be taken directly from that bulletin rather than inferred. … Detailed patch versions, workarounds, and compensating controls in full report. |
Recommended ActionAI
24 hours: Inventory all ColdFusion deployments; identify systems running ColdFusion 2023 (Update 17 or earlier) or ColdFusion 2025 (Update 8 or earlier). …
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EUVD-2026-35830
GHSA-xq2f-wvpp-9qrx