EUVD-2026-22736Severity by source
AV:A/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
Primary rating from Vendor (adobe) · only source for this CVE.
CVSS VectorVendor: adobe
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
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ColdFusion versions 2023.18, 2025.6 and earlier are affected by an Uncontrolled Resource Consumption vulnerability that could lead to application denial-of-service. A high-privileged attacker could exploit this vulnerability and exhaust system resources, reducing application speed. Exploitation of this issue does not require user interaction.
AnalysisAI
ColdFusion versions 2023.18, 2025.6 and earlier are vulnerable to uncontrolled resource consumption that allows high-privileged attackers to trigger denial-of-service by exhausting system resources without user interaction. The CVSS score of 2.4 reflects low severity due to the high-privilege requirement (PR:H), though the attack vector is adjacent network access and does not require authentication once the attacker has elevated privileges.
Technical ContextAI
The vulnerability stems from CWE-400: Uncontrolled Resource Consumption, a class of weakness where an application fails to properly limit resource allocation (CPU, memory, disk I/O, network bandwidth) in response to external input or events. In ColdFusion, this manifests as a flaw that allows high-privileged users to trigger resource exhaustion without proper rate-limiting or quota enforcement. The affected versions are ColdFusion 2023.18 and earlier, and 2025.6 and earlier-indicating the flaw persists across multiple release branches. The adjacent attack vector (AV:A) suggests the attacker must be on the same network segment or have local access to the system.
RemediationAI
Apply the security update referenced in Adobe Security Advisory APSB26-38 (https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/coldfusion/apsb26-38.html). The advisory specifies patched versions; upgrade ColdFusion to the earliest patched version available for your branch (post-2023.18 for the 2023 line or post-2025.6 for the 2025 line). If immediate patching is not feasible, implement network segmentation to restrict access to ColdFusion administration interfaces to trusted networks only, and monitor high-privilege user activity for anomalous resource consumption patterns. Review and audit current high-privilege account holders to reduce the surface area for this attack.
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