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CVE-2021-40698

21
FAUCET Score

CVE-2021-40698 is a Use of Inherently Dangerous Function vulnerability affecting Adobe ColdFusion versions 2021 update 1 and earlier, and 2018.10 and earlier. This flaw allows an authenticated attacker to bypass security features, leading to the access and manipulation of arbitrary data. With a CVSS score of 7.4 (High), it presents a low complexity attack vector over a network, potentially impacting confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this vulnerability.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
< 2018CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:coldfusion:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
2018CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:coldfusion:2018:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
2018CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:coldfusion:2018:update1:*:*:*:*:*:*
2018CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:coldfusion:2018:update10:*:*:*:*:*:*
2018CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:coldfusion:2018:update2:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

7.4HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
CHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
LOW
Integrity Impact
LOW
Availability Impact
LOW
Exploitability Score
3.1
Impact Score
3.7
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
0.54%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
42.0%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-26
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0054 is in the 31st percentile among its peer group of 17,822 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.3 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Vendor Patches (1)

adobevendor investigatingvia nvd_reference
View patch

References

helpx.adobe.com / security/products/coldfusion/apsb21-75.html
Vendor Advisory