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CVE-2016-4264

76
FAUCET Score

CVE-2016-4264 is an XML External Entity (XXE) vulnerability affecting Adobe ColdFusion 10 (prior to Update 21) and 11 (prior to Update 10). This flaw allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files or send TCP requests to intranet servers by exploiting a crafted Office Open XML (OOXML) spreadsheet. The vulnerability has a high CVSSv3 score of 8.6, indicating a critical risk due to its network-based attack vector, low attack complexity, and high impact on confidentiality. While not in CISA's KEV catalog, exploit code is publicly available on ExploitDB, and there is evidence of community discussion and media coverage, including a proof-of-concept video.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
<= 10.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:coldfusion:*:update21:*:*:*:*:*:*
<= 11.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:coldfusion:*:update10:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.0

8.6HIGH

CVSS:3.0/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
3.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
69.04%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
99.3%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-25
Model: v2026.06.15
ExploitDB: EDB-40346 · Sep 7, 2016
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.6904 is in the 99th percentile among its peer group of 51,485 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.4 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

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

legalhackers.com / advisories/Adobe-ColdFusion-11-XXE-Exploit-CVE-2016-4264.txt
ExploitThird Party Advisory
helpx.adobe.com / security/products/coldfusion/apsb16-30.html
Vendor Advisory
exploit-db.com / exploits/40346
securityfocus.com / archive/1/539374/100/0/threaded
securityfocus.com / bid/92684
securitytracker.com / id/1036708