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CVE-2023-26360

98
FAUCET Score

CVE-2023-26360 is a critical Improper Access Control vulnerability affecting Adobe ColdFusion versions 2018 Update 15 (and earlier) and 2021 Update 5 (and earlier), allowing unauthenticated arbitrary code execution. With a CVSS score of 9.8, it presents a severe risk due to its network-based attack vector, low attack complexity, and complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. This vulnerability is actively exploited in the wild, with public exploit modules available in Metasploit and Nuclei, and has garnered significant community discussion and media coverage, including reports of government agency breaches.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
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:update11:*:*:*:*:*:*
2018CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:coldfusion:2018:update12:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

8.6HIGH

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

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
CHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
NONE
Exploitability Score
3.9
Impact Score
4.0
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
97.34%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
99.9%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
Added to KEV · Mar 15, 2023
Metasploit: Adobe ColdFusion Unauthenticated Remote Code Execution · Mar 14, 2023
Nuclei: CVE-2023-26360 · May 9, 2023
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.9734 is in the 99th percentile among its peer group of 36,862 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.3 Bluesky, 0.3 Mastodon, and 2.4 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (1)

adobepatch availablevia nvd_reference
View patch

References

cisa.gov / known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog
Third Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource
packetstormsecurity.com / files/172079/Adobe-ColdFusion-Unauthenticated-Remote-Code-Execution.html
ExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
helpx.adobe.com / security/products/coldfusion/apsb23-25.html
PatchVendor Advisory